Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) ACT 1994 - SECT 63I

63I Restricted written release of information

(1) The chief executive or general manager may release, in writing, information kept under this Act about a person’s marine licence or marine history to—

(a) on receiving an application in the approved form—

(i) the person; or

(ii) with the person’s written consent—another person; or

(b) the commissioner of the police service for the purpose of any function of the commissioner or any function of the police service; or

(c) an entity that, under an agreement between the State and other governments, maintains a database containing information about marine licences and marine histories.

(2) Also, the chief executive may release, in writing, to an entity information kept under this Act about a person’s marine licence if—

(a) the person produces the person’s smartcard marine licence indicator to the entity as proof of the person’s identity; and

(b) the entity applies in the approved form for the information; and

(c) the information is necessary to verify the validity of the smartcard marine licence indicator.

(3) Before releasing information to a person or entity under subsection (1) (c) , the chief executive or general manager must be satisfied any release of the information by the person or entity will be limited to circumstances similar to those mentioned in subsection (1) .

(4) An application mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (2) (b) may be made by electronic communication.

(5) This section does not limit section 205B .

Note—

Section 205B deals with the electronic search of information to verify that a person is the holder of a licence under this Act.