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Property Occupations Act 2014
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### sec.229C Exchange of information
The chief executive may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information—
held by the chief executive or the relevant agency; or
to which the chief executive or the relevant agency has access.
An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that assists—
the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s functions under this Act; or
the relevant agency to perform its functions.
Under an information-sharing arrangement, the chief executive and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to—
ask for and receive information from the other party to the arrangement; and
disclose information to the other party.
The chief executive may use criminal intelligence, given to the chief executive by the police commissioner under an information-sharing arrangement, only for monitoring compliance with this Act.
In this section—
information does not include information given to the chief executive or a relevant agency, or to which the chief executive or a relevant agency has access, under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 .
relevant agency means the following—
the police commissioner;
the chief executive of a department;
the Residential Tenancies Authority established under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 ;
a local government;
a person prescribed by regulation.
s 229C ins 2024 No. 27 s 119
(sec.229C-ssec.1) The chief executive may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information— held by the chief executive or the relevant agency; or to which the chief executive or the relevant agency has access.
(sec.229C-ssec.2) An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that assists— the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s functions under this Act; or the relevant agency to perform its functions.
(sec.229C-ssec.3) Under an information-sharing arrangement, the chief executive and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to— ask for and receive information from the other party to the arrangement; and disclose information to the other party.
(sec.229C-ssec.4) The chief executive may use criminal intelligence, given to the chief executive by the police commissioner under an information-sharing arrangement, only for monitoring compliance with this Act.
(sec.229C-ssec.5) In this section— information does not include information given to the chief executive or a relevant agency, or to which the chief executive or a relevant agency has access, under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 . relevant agency means the following— the police commissioner; the chief executive of a department; the Residential Tenancies Authority established under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 ; a local government; a person prescribed by regulation.
- (a) held by the chief executive or the relevant agency; or
- (b) to which the chief executive or the relevant agency has access.
- (a) the chief executive to perform the chief executive’s functions under this Act; or
- (b) the relevant agency to perform its functions.
- (a) ask for and receive information from the other party to the arrangement; and
- (b) disclose information to the other party.
- (a) the police commissioner;
- (b) the chief executive of a department;
- (c) the Residential Tenancies Authority established under the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act 2008 ;
- (d) a local government;
- (e) a person prescribed by regulation.