Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT) ACT 1995 - SECT 168B

168B Giving evidence about dangerous goods matter to external public authority

(1) The chief executive or the commissioner (the
"official" ) may give any prescribed evidence to an external public authority if the official—

(a) considers giving the evidence to the external public authority is appropriate for law enforcement purposes; and

(b) has consulted with the external public authority about giving the evidence.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the official or external public authority would otherwise be required to maintain confidentiality about the evidence under an Act.

(3) In this section—

"prescribed evidence" means anything seized under chapter 3 , part 3 , division 3 , or any information obtained under this Act about a contravention of this Act or a corresponding law in relation to a dangerous goods matter.