(1)  Information recorded in a register is protected information if it is –

(a) personal information; or

(b) commercially sensitive information.

(2)  The Registrar may divulge protected information only in the following circumstances:

(a) if and as the Registrar considers appropriate in the public interest for the purposes of the administration of an Act of this State, another State or a Territory, or the Commonwealth;

(b) if and as authorised by the person to whom the information relates;

(c) if and as required by a court or other body or person authorised to take evidence;

(d) if and as required for the purposes of NEVDIS;

(e) if and as authorised by administrative guidelines issued by the Minister;

(f) if and as otherwise authorised by the Minister.

(3)  In this regulation –

NEVDIS means the scheme established by New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania to provide a national exchange of vehicle and driver information and known as the National Exchange of Vehicle and Driver Information System.