Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) In this Part—
authorised use, for protected information, means—
(a) use by a person—
(i) in the exercise of a function under this Law; or
(ii) where use of the information is required or authorised under this Law (whether explicitly or by implication); or
(b) use by a public authority or law enforcement agency—
(i) for the administration or enforcement of a law or the exercise of another function of the authority or agency, including, for example, investigating a contravention or suspected contravention of a law; or
(ii) if a law authorises, requires or permits the disclosure of the information to, and the use of the information by, the authority or agency; or
(c) use by a court or tribunal in a proceeding under an Australian road law; or
(d) use by a court or tribunal if an order of the court or tribunal requires the disclosure of the information to the court or tribunal; or
(e) an activity associated with preventing or minimising—
(i) a risk of danger to the life of a person; or
(ii) a risk of serious harm to the health of a person; or
(iii) a risk to public safety; or
(f) a use authorised by the person to whom the information relates; or
(g) research purposes if the information contains no personal information; or
(h) use by an entity (whether public or private) in connection with road tolls; or
(i) use by an entity (whether public or private) in connection with the administration of third party insurance legislation; or
(j) use by an entity (whether public or private) for the purpose of determining the registration status of a heavy vehicle; or
(k) a use required or authorised under a relevant law of a participating jurisdiction; or
(l) a use prescribed by the national regulations; or
(m) a use referred to in subsection (2).
police agency means a police force or police service (however called) of a participating jurisdiction, and includes an entity prescribed by the Application Act of this jurisdiction as an entity included in this definition.
protected information—
(a) means information obtained in the course of administering this Law or because of an opportunity provided by involvement in administering this Law; but
(b) does not include—
(i) intelligent access information; or
Note—
See Chapter 7 for the restrictions on the use and disclosure of intelligent access information.
(ii) information mentioned in paragraph (a) in a form that does not identify a person; or
(iii) information relating to proceedings before a relevant tribunal or court that are or were open to the public.
relevant law, of a participating jurisdiction, means a law specified for this definition in a law of the jurisdiction.
(2) It is also an authorised use of protected information disclosed to or otherwise held by a police agency for any purpose or for a particular purpose to disclose the information to another police agency authorised to hold protected information (whether or not for the same purpose).
(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a reference in this Part to the disclosure of protected information to an entity includes a reference to the disclosure of the information to a duly authorised employee or agent of the entity.