Queensland Consolidated Acts

POLICE POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2000 - SECT 739

739 Restriction on release of information from register of dangerous drugs for training

(1) The commissioner may give a direction restricting access to information recorded in the register of dangerous drugs for training to persons other than—

(a) a drug control officer who reasonably needs the information for the performance of the officer’s function under this part; or

(b) a police officer who reasonably needs the information for conducting or supervising, under this part, an audit of a drug vault; or

(c) another police officer, if the police officer is performing a function associated with the keeping of dangerous drugs in the possession of the police service under this Act, whether or not under this part, and reasonably needs the information for the performance of the officer’s function; or

(d) a person stated in the direction.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) may restrict access to all information recorded in the register or only to information of a type stated in the direction.

(3) The commissioner must keep a written record of the reasons for giving a direction under subsection (1) in each particular case.

(4) The commissioner may give a direction under subsection (1) , and keep the direction in place, only if the commissioner considers that a failure to give the direction, or to keep the direction in place, may prejudice—

(a) the security of a drug vault; or

(b) the safety of—

(i) a drug control officer; or

(ii) another person associated with keeping dangerous drugs in the possession of the police service for training purposes; or

(iii) a person associated with a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) .