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ROAD VEHICLE STANDARDS ACT 2018 (NO. 163, 2018) - SECT 65

Sharing information

             (1)  The Secretary may give information, a record or document, or a copy of a record or document, obtained in the performance of functions or exercise of powers by a person under this Act (the road vehicle information ) to:

                     (a)  a body responsible for maintaining the RAV; or

                     (b)  the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for use by the Commission in relation to:

                              (i)  any of the Commission's functions and powers under or in relation to Part XI of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 or the Australian Consumer Law; or

                             (ii)  any of the Commission's powers under Part XII of that Act that relate to the laws mentioned in subparagraph (i); or

                     (c)  the Immigration and Border Protection Department for the use by the Department in relation to the Department's functions and powers under or in relation to the Customs Act 1901 ; or

                     (d)  an authority of a State or a Territory that has responsibilities for the registration of road vehicles; or

                     (e)  a national regulatory authority of a foreign country that has national responsibility relating to road vehicle standards; or

                      (f)  an international body responsible for:

                              (i)  investigating contraventions of international agreements or international decisions; or

                             (ii)  administering or ensuring compliance with international agreements or international decisions; or

                     (g)  any other body prescribed by the rules.

             (2)  The road vehicle information may be or include personal information.

Note:          For use or disclosure of personal information, see the Privacy Act 1988 .

             (3)  The road vehicle information may not be used or disclosed by a body mentioned in subsection (1) for a commercial purpose.

             (4)  This section does not limit any other powers the Secretary has to disclose information to a person.

             (5)  In this section:

"Immigration and Border Protection Department " means the Department administered by the Minister administering the Customs Tariff Act 1995 .



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