Queensland Consolidated Acts

HEAVY VEHICLE NATIONAL LAW (QUEENSLAND) - SECT 424

424 Restriction on disclosing information about tampering or suspected tampering with approved intelligent transport system

(1) If an intelligent access program service provider knows, or has reasonable grounds to suspect, an approved intelligent transport system has been tampered with, the service provider must not disclose to any entity (other than the Regulator and TCA) the following—

(a) information that the service provider has that knowledge or suspicion;

(b) information from which it could reasonably be inferred that the service provider has that knowledge or suspicion.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$6000.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) , an intelligent access program service provider does not know, or have reasonable grounds to suspect, an approved intelligent transport system has been tampered with merely because the service provider has—

(a) accessed a report made by the system (including a noncompliance report) indicating that apparent tampering with the system has been detected electronically; or

(b) analysed information generated by the system.

(3) If an intelligent access program service provider has made a report to the Regulator under section 423 (1) of apparent or suspected tampering, the service provider must not disclose to any entity (other than the Regulator) the following—

(a) information that the report has been made;

(b) information from which it could reasonably be inferred that the service provider has made the report.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$6000.

(4) If an intelligent access program service provider has made a report to TCA under section 423 (2) of apparent or suspected tampering, the service provider must not disclose to any entity (other than the Regulator and TCA) the following—

(a) information that the report has been made;

(b) information from which it could reasonably be inferred that the service provider has made the report.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—$6000.

(5) Subsection (1) , (3) or (4) does not apply if the disclosure of the information to which the subsection applies is authorised under another law.