Queensland Consolidated Acts

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION ACT 2012 - SECT 169M

169M Chief executive must make guidelines

(1) The chief executive must make guidelines, consistent with this Act and the Information Privacy Act 2009 , for sharing and dealing with information under this part.

(2) The purposes of the guidelines are to ensure—

(a) information is shared under this part for proper purposes; and

(b) to the greatest extent possible, the privacy of individuals is respected when sharing information under this part, having regard to the paramount principle stated in section 4 (1) ; and

(c) information shared under this part is properly used, stored, retained and disposed of.

(3) In preparing the guidelines, the chief executive must consult with the privacy commissioner under the Information Privacy Act 2009 .

(4) The chief executive must publish the guidelines on the department’s website.