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557The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning may disclose information to Authority
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557 The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning may disclose information to Authority
S. 557(1) amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 46.2), 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 52.2).
(1) The Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning may, at the written request of the Authority, disclose relevant information gained by the Secretary to the Department of Transport and Planning to the Authority for the purpose of the assessment by the Authority of a claim by a person for compensation under this Act, the **Accident Compensation Act 1985** or the **Workers Compensation Act 1958**, being relevant information that the Authority considers relates to conduct by the person that the Authority considers may be conduct to which the injury to which the claim relates may be attributable.
(2) In this section, ***relevant information*** means details of—
(a) a conviction or finding of guilt; or
(b) an infringement notice within the meaning of the **Infringements Act 2006**; or
(c) the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood or breath—
that relate, or may relate to—
S. 557(2)(d) amended by No. 49/2014 s. 59(2).
(d) the commission or alleged commission of an offence under the **Road Safety Act 1986** or the **Crimes Act 1958** referred to in section 42, 43, 43A or 44 of this Act; or
(e) conduct comprising serious and wilful misconduct as referred to in section 40(5).
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