Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 161

161 Research

(1) The chief executive (magistrates court) may authorise a qualified person to use a document mentioned in section 160 for approved research.

(2) If a qualified person is authorised to use a document under subsection (1) , the document must be used for the research in a way that could not reasonably be expected to result in the identification of any of the individuals to whom it relates.

(3) In this section—

"qualified person" , in relation to particular research, means a person who the chief executive (magistrates court) is satisfied has appropriate qualifications or experience to carry out the research.