Queensland Consolidated Acts

INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2009 - SECT 29

29 Special provision for law enforcement agencies

(1) A law enforcement agency is not subject to IPP 2, 3, 9, 10 or 11, but only if the law enforcement agency is satisfied on reasonable grounds that noncompliance with the IPP is necessary for—

(a) if the enforcement agency is the Queensland Police Service—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws; or

(b) if the enforcement agency is the Crime and Corruption Commission—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws and its intelligence functions; or

(c) if the enforcement agency is the community safety department—the containment, supervision and rehabilitation of offenders under the Corrective Services Act 2006 and the supervision of prisoners subject to supervision orders or interim supervision orders under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or

(d) if the enforcement agency is any other law enforcement agency—the performance of its responsibility mentioned in schedule 5 , definition law enforcement agency , paragraph (b) (iv) , including the conduct of proceedings started or about to be started in a court or tribunal in relation to the responsibility.

(2) In this section—

"intelligence functions" means the functions mentioned in the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 53 .