59Secretary may disclose certain information

59 Secretary may disclose certain information

S. 59(1) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 160(2)(a).

(1) The Secretary or a relevant person may disclose information about a vehicle or trailer registered under Part 2 of the Road Safety Act 1986 for the purposes of this Part—

(a) to an enforcement agency; or

S. 59(1)(b) substituted by No. 49/2019 s. 160(2)(b).

(b) to a person who is employed in the Department or who is engaged to provide services for the Secretary, a relevant person or an enforcement agency.

S. 59(2) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 160(3).

(2) The Secretary or a relevant person may disclose information about a vehicle or trailer registered under Part 2 of the Road Safety Act 1986 for the purpose of sending a request to a responsible person for the payment of a toll or a toll administration fee—

(b) to a person who is employed by, or who is engaged to provide services for, the relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation.

S. 59(3) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 160(3).

(3) The Secretary or a relevant person may disclose the driver licence information of a responsible person for the purpose of taking action for the recovery of a toll or a toll administration fee from the responsible person in accordance with arrangements that comply with the minimum debt recovery requirements—

(b) to a person who is employed by, or who is engaged to provide services for, the relevant West Gate Tunnel Corporation.

S. 59(4) amended by No. 49/2019 s. 160(4).

(4) Despite section 90N of the Road Safety Act 1986, the Secretary or a relevant person may disclose information under subsection (1) even if the Secretary or the relevant person has not entered into an information protection agreement with the enforcement agency or the person.

(5) Sections 90N and 90Q(2) and (3) of the Road Safety Act 1986 apply to a disclosure of information under subsection (2) or (3) as if it were a disclosure of information authorised under Part 7B of that Act.

(6) In this section—

S. 59(6) def. of driver licence information amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 160(4), 18/2020 s. 161.

driver licence information means any of the following information held by the Secretary for the purpose of the Secretary's licensing functions under Part 3 of the Road Safety Act 1986—

(a) a person's name;

(b) a driver licence number;

(c) a date of birth;