Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
ASIO Act means the
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Commonwealth);
ASIO official means —
(a) the
Director-General of Security; or
(b) an
officer or employee of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
(continued under the ASIO Act) who is authorised by the Director-General of
Security for the purposes of this Division;
Director-General of Security means the
Director-General of Security holding office under the ASIO Act;
law enforcement official means a person
prescribed, or of a class prescribed, by the regulations for the purposes of
this section;
police official means —
(a) the
Commissioner of Police; or
(b) a
police officer who is authorised by the Commissioner of Police for the
purposes of this Division; or
(c) a
person employed or engaged in the department of the Public Service principally
assisting in the administration of the Police Act 1892 who is authorised by
the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of this Division.
(2) The CEO must
disclose photographs provided to or used by the CEO under this Part to a
police official for the purposes of the performance of the police
official’s functions under a road law or another written law.
(3) The CEO must
disclose photographs provided to or used by the CEO under this Part to an ASIO
official for the purposes of the performance of the ASIO official’s
functions under the ASIO Act or another law of the Commonwealth.
(4) The CEO may, with
the prior approval of the Commissioner of Police, disclose photographs
provided to or used by the CEO under this Part to a law enforcement official
if the CEO considers that the photographs are required for the purposes of the
performance of the law enforcement official’s functions under a written
law or a law of another jurisdiction.
[Section 11E inserted: No. 8 of 2022 s. 12.]