sec.58Exchange of information

sec.58 Exchange of information

The authority may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information— held by the authority or relevant agency; or to which the authority or relevant agency has access. An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that assists— the authority perform the authority’s functions under this Act; or the relevant agency perform its functions. Under an information-sharing arrangement, the authority and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to— ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and disclose information to the other party. In this section— relevant agency means— the chief executive of the department in which the Fisheries Act 1994 is administered; or the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 is administered; or the general manager of Maritime Safety Queensland; or the police commissioner; or an entity prescribed by regulation for this definition. (sec.58-ssec.1) The authority may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information— held by the authority or relevant agency; or to which the authority or relevant agency has access. (sec.58-ssec.2) An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that assists— the authority perform the authority’s functions under this Act; or the relevant agency perform its functions. (sec.58-ssec.3) Under an information-sharing arrangement, the authority and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to— ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and disclose information to the other party. (sec.58-ssec.4) In this section— relevant agency means— the chief executive of the department in which the Fisheries Act 1994 is administered; or the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994 is administered; or the general manager of Maritime Safety Queensland; or the police commissioner; or an entity prescribed by regulation for this definition.

• (a) held by the authority or relevant agency; or
• (b) to which the authority or relevant agency has access.
• (a) the authority perform the authority’s functions under this Act; or
• (b) the relevant agency perform its functions.
• (a) ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and
• (b) disclose information to the other party.
• (a) the chief executive of the department in which the Fisheries Act 1994 is administered; or