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Police Service Administration Act 1990
sec.10.2Authorisation of disclosure
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### sec.10.2 Authorisation of disclosure
The commissioner may, in writing, authorise disclosure of information that is in the possession of the police service.
Subsection (1) does not apply if section 5A .20(4), 5A.21A(4), 5AA.14(3), 10.2A, 10.2B or 10.2D, or a provision of division 1AA , applies to the information.
Authorisation under subsection (1) must accord with any regulations made in relation to disclosure of such information, and any such authorisation is to be taken as authorising disclosure in accordance with any such regulations.
Also, subject to any regulation made under subsection (3) , the commissioner may impose conditions on the disclosure of information under this section.
A person to whom the information is disclosed must not contravene a condition imposed under subsection (4) .
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
Neither the Crown nor any person incurs any liability in law on account of a disclosure of information made under and in accordance with the commissioner’s authorisation.
s 10.2 amd 1998 No. 19 s 9 ; 2005 No. 17 s 31 ; 2006 No. 58 s 7 ; 2018 No. 2 s 16 ; 2021 No. 12 s 191 ; 2023 No. 7 s 68 s ch 1 pt 1
(sec.10.2-ssec.1) The commissioner may, in writing, authorise disclosure of information that is in the possession of the police service.
(sec.10.2-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if section 5A .20(4), 5A.21A(4), 5AA.14(3), 10.2A, 10.2B or 10.2D, or a provision of division 1AA , applies to the information.
(sec.10.2-ssec.3) Authorisation under subsection (1) must accord with any regulations made in relation to disclosure of such information, and any such authorisation is to be taken as authorising disclosure in accordance with any such regulations.
(sec.10.2-ssec.4) Also, subject to any regulation made under subsection (3) , the commissioner may impose conditions on the disclosure of information under this section.
(sec.10.2-ssec.5) A person to whom the information is disclosed must not contravene a condition imposed under subsection (4) . Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.
(sec.10.2-ssec.6) Neither the Crown nor any person incurs any liability in law on account of a disclosure of information made under and in accordance with the commissioner’s authorisation.