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VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 67A
Obtaining information about act of violence from court
67A Obtaining information about act of violence from court
(1) The government assessor may ask the registrar of a court for information
about a stated act of violence, including details of the injury suffered by
the primary victim of the act, for which an application for victim assistance
has been made.
(2) The registrar must give the government assessor the
requested information if the registrar is reasonably satisfied the government
assessor reasonably requires the information to decide the application.
(3)
The registrar may give the requested information by allowing the government
assessor to access an electronic database kept for the court.
(4) If the
registrar gives the government assessor access to an electronic database under
subsection (3) , the access to, and use of, the database is limited to the
extent it is connected with the requested information.
(5) The giving of
information by the registrar under subsection (2) is authorised despite any
other Act or law, including a law imposing an obligation to maintain
confidentiality about the information. Note— See section 140 for
restrictions on disclosing or giving access to information or documents
obtained under this Act.
(6) In this section—
"registrar" , in relation to a Magistrates Court, means the clerk of that
court.
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