157Information sharing about incapacitated police officers

157 Information sharing about incapacitated police officers

157 Information sharing about incapacitated police officers

(1) A relevant person must give the Commissioner relevant information requested by the Commissioner in relation to an incapacitated police officer that is within the relevant person’s possession or control.

Note—

The Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, section 243(1)(f) provides that information obtained in connection with the administration of that Act may be disclosed with a lawful excuse.

(2) The Commissioner may give information about an incapacitated police officer to a relevant person for the administration or operation of the scheme and any associated workers compensation claims.

(3) In this section—

relevant information means information about an incapacitated police officer’s injury or earnings or other income.

relevant person, in relation to relevant information about an incapacitated police officer, means the following—

(a) the incapacitated police officer,

(b) if the incapacitated police officer has a guardian under the Guardianship Act 1987—the incapacitated police officer’s guardian,

(c) if the incapacitated police officer has appointed another person to represent the police officer—the person appointed by the incapacitated police officer,

(d) ICNSW or an agent of ICNSW,

(e) the NSW Self Insurance Corporation or an agent of the NSW Self Insurance Corporation,

(f) another entity that holds any of the following information—

(i) relevant information,

(ii) health information,

(iii) other information relevant to the scheme or to an approved death and disability insurance policy in force under the Act, section 199C, as in force before 27 September 2024.