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Police Administration Act 1978
147BAccess to and use of information stored in database
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147B Access to and use of information stored in database
(1) A person may have access to or use information stored in a
database maintained under this Act only for the following purposes:
(a) investigating an offence;
(b) proceedings for an offence;
(c) giving the information to the person to whom the information
relates;
(d) administering the database;
(e) investigating a reportable death or disaster within the meaning
of the Coroners Act 1993;
(f) locating a missing person;
(g) identifying a deceased person or the remains of a deceased
person;
(h) an arrangement entered into under section 147A.
(2) However, if a non-intimate procedure is carried out in accordance
with a person's consent under section 145B for investigating an
offence, the information obtained from the procedure:
(a) must not be used for investigating another offence other than
a relevant offence; and
(b) is inadmissible as evidence in any proceeding other than a
proceeding for the offence or a relevant offence.
relevant offence means an offence that is punishable by a term of
imprisonment of 14 years or more.