Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999
37Disclosure of photographs and signatures by road
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37 Disclosure of photographs and signatures by road transport authority (1) The road transport authority must ensure that a photograph or signature is not disclosed by the authority to someone else except— (a) to a police officer; or (b) to an entity of another jurisdiction that corresponds to the road transport authority; or (c) for a purpose in relation to the investigation of, or the conduct of, a criminal proceeding for an offence against the Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009, the road transport legislation or in relation to a proof of identity card; or (d) to a court officer for the recovery of a fine (including proceedings under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, chapter 6A (Court imposed fines); or
Protection of photographs and signatures Part 4 Section 38 (e) for a photograph—to the person shown in the photograph; or (f) for a signature—to the person who made the signature; or (g) to a person, or for a purpose, prescribed by regulation or in accordance with another law in force in the ACT. Note 1 The Territory privacy principles apply to the road transport authority (see Note 2 Access to photographs and signatures may be sought under the Freedom of Information Act 2016 (which also provides that certain information is exempt from disclosure). (2) A regulation may limit the people to whom, the purposes for which, or the circumstances when, a photograph or signature may be disclosed under subsection (1) (a) to (d). (3) In this section: court officer means a person who is— (a) the sheriff or a deputy sheriff under the Supreme Court Act 1933, another officer of the Supreme Court or a public servant assisting the sheriff; or (b) the registrar, a deputy registrar or a bailiff under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 or a member of the staff of the Magistrates Court assisting the registrar. fine—see the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, section 116A.