Queensland Consolidated Acts

FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES COMMISSION ACT 2008 - SECT 92

92 Commissioner may give information to particular entities

(1) The commissioner may give personal information about a person to a prescribed entity if the commissioner reasonably considers giving the information—

(a) may help the entity to decide whether particular relevant information should be given to the commissioner or commission; or

(b) is necessary to help the commissioner, or the commission, and the entity to coordinate any support services for the person.

(2) The commissioner may, for the purposes of the Social Security Administration Act , section 123ZEA , give personal information about a person to the secretary if the commissioner reasonably considers giving the information may help the commissioner or commission—

(a) to decide whether a person is a community member; or

(b) to make an appropriate decision under this Act in relation to the person.

(3) Also, the commissioner may give personal information about a person to a relevant entity if the commissioner reasonably considers giving the information is necessary to help the commissioner or entity to evaluate the effectiveness and operation of the commission under this Act.

(4) In this section—

"personal information" , about a person, means information or an opinion, whether true or not, about an individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information or opinion.

"relevant entity" means the following—

(b) the chief executive of a department that is mainly responsible for any of the following matters—

(i) child protection services;

(ii) education;

(iii) housing services;

(iv) criminal justice matters;

(c) the secretary.