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Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009
sec.134Arrangement with corresponding scheme managers about giving and receiving information
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### sec.134 Arrangement with corresponding scheme managers about giving and receiving information
This section applies to the scheme manager and a corresponding scheme manager—
only to the extent this Act or another law allows the scheme manager to give information to the corresponding scheme manager; and
only to the extent another law allows the corresponding scheme manager to give information to the scheme manager.
The scheme manager and corresponding scheme manager may enter into a written arrangement by which the information is given and received.
Without limiting subsection (2) , the arrangement may provide for the electronic transfer of information.
However, if information is to be electronically transferred and, under this Act or another law, there is a limitation on who may access the information or the purposes for which the information may be used, the arrangement must provide for the limitation.
In this section—
corresponding scheme means a scheme (however called) under a law of the Commonwealth or another State that provides for the payment of financial assistance (however called) to victims of violence.
corresponding scheme manager means a person who has similar functions to the scheme manager in relation to a corresponding scheme.
(sec.134-ssec.1) This section applies to the scheme manager and a corresponding scheme manager— only to the extent this Act or another law allows the scheme manager to give information to the corresponding scheme manager; and only to the extent another law allows the corresponding scheme manager to give information to the scheme manager.
(sec.134-ssec.2) The scheme manager and corresponding scheme manager may enter into a written arrangement by which the information is given and received.
(sec.134-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the arrangement may provide for the electronic transfer of information.
(sec.134-ssec.4) However, if information is to be electronically transferred and, under this Act or another law, there is a limitation on who may access the information or the purposes for which the information may be used, the arrangement must provide for the limitation.
(sec.134-ssec.5) In this section— corresponding scheme means a scheme (however called) under a law of the Commonwealth or another State that provides for the payment of financial assistance (however called) to victims of violence. corresponding scheme manager means a person who has similar functions to the scheme manager in relation to a corresponding scheme.
- (a) only to the extent this Act or another law allows the scheme manager to give information to the corresponding scheme manager; and
- (b) only to the extent another law allows the corresponding scheme manager to give information to the scheme manager.