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Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016
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75 Commissioner may ask registrar for information relevant
to recovery action
(1) The commissioner may, at any time, ask a registrar for information
that is relevant to deciding whether to take, or continue, recovery
action in relation to an offender.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the commissioner may ask for
information about any of the following:
(a) the identity of a person charged with an offence before a court;
(b) any matter that might reasonably assist the commissioner to
work out the whereabouts of a person charged, convicted or
found guilty;
(c) particulars of the offence;
(d) the identity of a victim of the offence;
(e) the identity of a person convicted or found guilty of the offence;
(f) a sentence imposed for the offence.
(3) The registrar must give the information requested under
subsection (2) to the commissioner, unless the registrar is satisfied on
reasonable grounds that giving the information is—
(a) contrary to a law in force in the Territory; or
(b) otherwise inappropriate.
(4) The information may be given by allowing the commissioner access
to electronic information maintained by the registrar.
(5) If the commissioner accesses electronic information it may only be
used in connection with the information requested under
subsection (2).
(6) This section applies in addition to a provision of any other Act that
provides for information to be given by a registrar.