sec.114Obtaining information from court

### sec.114 Obtaining information from court The scheme manager may, for the purpose of the State recovering an amount from a person under this part, ask the registrar of a court— to confirm whether a stated person has been convicted of a relevant offence for a stated act of violence for which assistance has been granted; or for a stated person who has been convicted of a relevant offence for an act of violence for which assistance has been granted—for information about— the offence; and the sentence imposed on the person, including, whether the sentencing court made, under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 35 (1) , an order requiring the person to pay someone else an amount by way of restitution or compensation; or the identifying particulars for a stated person, including— the person’s full name, date of birth and gender; and the person’s address or, if the person has been sentenced to a period of imprisonment, the place at which the person is being detained for the period. The registrar must give the requested information to the scheme manager if the registrar is satisfied the information will help the State to recover an amount under this part. The registrar may give the requested information by allowing the scheme manager to access an electronic database maintained for the court. If the registrar gives the scheme manager access to an electronic database as mentioned in subsection (3) , the access to, and the use of, the database is limited to the extent it is connected with the requested information. The giving of information by the registrar under subsection (2) is authorised despite any other Act or law, including a law imposing an obligation to maintain confidentiality about the information. See section 140 for restrictions on disclosing or giving access to information or documents obtained under this Act. In this section— registrar , in relation to a Magistrates Court, means the clerk of that court. s 114 amd 2017 No. 8 s 76 (sec.114-ssec.1) The scheme manager may, for the purpose of the State recovering an amount from a person under this part, ask the registrar of a court— to confirm whether a stated person has been convicted of a relevant offence for a stated act of violence for which assistance has been granted; or for a stated person who has been convicted of a relevant offence for an act of violence for which assistance has been granted—for information about— the offence; and the sentence imposed on the person, including, whether the sentencing court made, under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 35 (1) , an order requiring the person to pay someone else an amount by way of restitution or compensation; or the identifying particulars for a stated person, including— the person’s full name, date of birth and gender; and the person’s address or, if the person has been sentenced to a period of imprisonment, the place at which the person is being detained for the period. (sec.114-ssec.2) The registrar must give the requested information to the scheme manager if the registrar is satisfied the information will help the State to recover an amount under this part. (sec.114-ssec.3) The registrar may give the requested information by allowing the scheme manager to access an electronic database maintained for the court. (sec.114-ssec.4) If the registrar gives the scheme manager access to an electronic database as mentioned in subsection (3) , the access to, and the use of, the database is limited to the extent it is connected with the requested information. (sec.114-ssec.5) The giving of information by the registrar under subsection (2) is authorised despite any other Act or law, including a law imposing an obligation to maintain confidentiality about the information. See section 140 for restrictions on disclosing or giving access to information or documents obtained under this Act. (sec.114-ssec.6) In this section— registrar , in relation to a Magistrates Court, means the clerk of that court. - (a) to confirm whether a stated person has been convicted of a relevant offence for a stated act of violence for which assistance has been granted; or - (b) for a stated person who has been convicted of a relevant offence for an act of violence for which assistance has been granted—for information about— (i) the offence; and (ii) the sentence imposed on the person, including, whether the sentencing court made, under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 35 (1) , an order requiring the person to pay someone else an amount by way of restitution or compensation; or - (i) the offence; and - (ii) the sentence imposed on the person, including, whether the sentencing court made, under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 35 (1) , an order requiring the person to pay someone else an amount by way of restitution or compensation; or - (c) the identifying particulars for a stated person, including— (i) the person’s full name, date of birth and gender; and (ii) the person’s address or, if the person has been sentenced to a period of imprisonment, the place at which the person is being detained for the period. - (i) the person’s full name, date of birth and gender; and - (ii) the person’s address or, if the person has been sentenced to a period of imprisonment, the place at which the person is being detained for the period. - (i) the offence; and - (ii) the sentence imposed on the person, including, whether the sentencing court made, under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 35 (1) , an order requiring the person to pay someone else an amount by way of restitution or compensation; or - (i) the person’s full name, date of birth and gender; and - (ii) the person’s address or, if the person has been sentenced to a period of imprisonment, the place at which the person is being detained for the period.