723Certain agencies may give information for enforcement purposes

723 Certain agencies may give information for enforcement purposes

(1) For the purpose of the enforcement of court orders and fines, a registrar of the Children's Court, the sheriff and any contractor or sub-contractor supporting the functions of the sheriff may request information that may assist in carrying out that purpose from any person or body.

(2) On the written request of a registrar of the Children's Court, the sheriff or any contractor or sub-contractor supporting the functions of the sheriff, a specified agency may give the person or body making the request access to any information held by the agency that may be of use in the enforcement of court orders and fines.

(3) A person who obtains access to any information as a result of a request made under this section—

(a) may use the information to enforce court orders and fines; and

(b) is otherwise subject to all the requirements and restrictions concerning the use and disclosure of the information that apply to the person who provided, or granted access to, the information in response to the request.

contractor has the same meaning as in section 173A of the Fines Reform Act 2014;

specified agency means a person or body—

(a) that holds information that may be of use in the enforcement of court orders and fines; and

(b) is prescribed to be a specified agency; and

(c) is not a relevant agency within the meaning of section 69 of the Melbourne City Link Act 1995;

sub-contractor has the same meaning as in section 173A of the Fines Reform Act 2014.