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.