Queensland Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE ACT 1977 - SECT 21AZY

21AZY Confidentiality of criminal history information

(1) This section applies to a person who possesses criminal history information because the person is or was an officer, employee or agent of the department.

(2) The person must not, directly or indirectly, disclose the criminal history information to another person unless the disclosure is permitted under subsection (3) .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—100 units.

(3) The person may disclose the criminal history information to another person—

(a) to the extent necessary to perform the person’s functions under this Act; or

(b) if the disclosure is authorised under an Act; or

(c) if the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law; or

(d) if the person to whom the information relates consents to the disclosure; or

(e) if the disclosure is in a form that does not identify the person to whom the information relates; or

(f) if the information is, or has been, lawfully accessible to the public.

(4) The chief executive must ensure a document containing criminal history information is destroyed as soon as practicable after it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was requested.

(5) In this section—

"criminal history information" means a report, or information contained in a report, given to the chief executive under section 21AZX .