Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE PENALTIES ENFORCEMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 134K

134K Information-sharing arrangements

(1) The registrar may enter into an arrangement (an
"information-sharing arrangement" ) with an entity prescribed by regulation for the purpose of sharing information held by SPER or the prescribed entity.

(2) Under the information-sharing arrangement, a party to the arrangement may request and receive information held by another party to the arrangement for any of the following purposes—

(a) the administration or enforcement of this Act;

(b) the administration or enforcement of a court order;

(c) the enforcement of an offence administered by a prescribed entity;

(d) another purpose prescribed by regulation.

(3) However, the registrar may only disclose information prescribed by regulation under the information-sharing arrangement.

(4) Disclosure of information by a prescribed entity under an information-sharing arrangement is subject to any limitation on disclosure of the information under another Act.

(5) Each party to the information-sharing arrangement must review their compliance with the requirements of the arrangement annually.

(6) In this section—

"enforcement" , of an offence, includes the following—

(a) investigating the offence;

(b) prosecuting the offence;

(c) imposing or collecting a fine for the offence;

(d) applying to a court for a civil penalty or other order for the offence.

"prescribed entity" means an entity prescribed by regulation under subsection (1) .