149Exchange of information

#### 149 Exchange of information 149 Exchange of information > > (1) The Commissioner may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information held by the Commissioner or the agency. > > > (2) The information to which an information sharing arrangement may relate is limited to the following— > > > > > (a) information concerning possible breaches of this Act or the regulations, > > > > > (b) information concerning the safe provision of a passenger service or booking service, > > > > > (c) information concerning authorisations or licences, or applications for authorisations or licences, under this Act, > > > > > (d) information concerning notices issued, undertakings or orders made and audits carried out, under this Act, > > > > > (e) information concerning any proceedings commenced against or conviction of a person for a disqualifying offence, > > > > > (f) driver licensing and vehicle registration information relating to drivers for passenger services and vehicles used or proposed to be used to provide passenger services, > > > > > (g) any other information that may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) Under an information sharing arrangement, each party to the arrangement is, despite any other Act or law of the State, authorised— > > > > > (a) to request and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement, and > > > > > (b) to disclose information to the other party or another relevant agency specified in the arrangement, > > > > but only to the extent that the information is reasonably necessary to assist in the exercise of functions of the Commissioner under this Act (or any other Act administered by the Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, whether solely or jointly with another Minister) or the functions of any relevant agency concerned. > > > (4) This section does not limit the operation of any Act under which the Commissioner or a relevant agency is authorised or required to disclose information to another person or body. > > > (5) In this section and section 150— > > > > relevant agency means— > > > > > (a) SafeWork NSW as referred to in clause 1 of Schedule 2 to the [Work Health and Safety Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2011-010), or > > > > > (b) the Commissioner of Police or a person holding an equivalent position in relation to the police force of another State or Territory or the Australian Federal Police, or > > > > > (c) TfNSW, or > > > > > (d) IPART, or > > > > > (e) the State Insurance Regulatory Authority constituted under the [State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2015-019), or > > > > > (f) an authorised provider of a taxi service or booking service, or > > > > > (g) any other person or body prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 149:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 4.69\[4\].