Telecommunications Act 1997
286Calls to emergency service number
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286 Calls to emergency service number
Division 2 does not prohibit a disclosure by a person of information or a document if: (a) the information or document came to the person’s knowledge, or into the person’s possession, because of a call to an emergency service number; and (b) the information, or the contents of the document, consists of any or all of the following: (i) a name; (ii) a telephone number; (iii) an address; (iv) a location; (v) the matter or matters raised by the call; and (c) the disclosure is made to: (i) an emergency service; or (ii) a service for despatching an emergency service; or (iv) an emergency call person; or for purposes connected with dealing with the matter or matters raised by the call.