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ROAD TRANSPORT ACT 2013 - SECT 271A
National Facial Biometric Matching Capability
(1) Definitions In this section--
"associated personal information" , in relation to a photograph, includes the
name, date of birth, gender and address of the individual who appears in the
photograph.
"authorised government agency" means-- (a) Transport for NSW or any agent of
Transport for NSW, and
(b) any other government agency participating in the
Capability in accordance with the National Agreement.
"collect" from the Capability includes download from the Capability.
"National Agreement" means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Identity
Matching Services entered into by the Commonwealth, the States and the
Territories in October 2017 (as varied from time to time by the parties to the
agreement).
"National Facial Biometric Matching Capability" (or
"Capability" ) means the service administered by the Commonwealth under the
National Agreement for facial biometric matching, and includes any database or
facility that is part of that service.
"release" to the Capability includes upload to the Capability.
(2) Collection
of photographs and associated personal information An
authorised government agency may collect photographs and
associated personal information from the
National Facial Biometric Matching Capability.
(3) Sections 9 and 10 of the
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 do not apply in relation
to photographs and personal information collected by an
authorised government agency from the Capability.
(4) Keeping and use of
photographs and associated personal information An
authorised government agency may, for any lawful purpose in connection with
the exercise of its functions, keep and use photographs and
associated personal information obtained from, or disclosed to the agency
under, the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability.
(5) Release of
photographs and associated personal information An
authorised government agency may release to the
National Facial Biometric Matching Capability any photographs and
associated personal information held by the agency.
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