Part 2Corrections system
Miscellaneous: Disclosure of prisoner information
180APrisoner information may be disclosed for social assistance purposes
For the purpose stated in section 180, the chief executive of the requesting department may from time to time request the chief executive to supply all or any information specified in section 180B in respect of prisoners detained in a prison during the period specified in the request.
A request under subsection (1) must be made in writing and in accordance with arrangements made from time to time between—
- the chief executive; and
- the chief executive of the requesting department.
On receipt of a request made under subsection (1) the chief executive may supply the information requested to any person who is—
- an officer or employee of the requesting department; and
- authorised for the purpose by the chief executive of the requesting department.
On or after 1 December 2020, no information may be disclosed under this section except under—
- an information matching agreement entered into under Part 10 of the Privacy Act 1993 and continued by clause 11 of Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 2020; or
- an approved information sharing agreement entered into under subpart 1 of Part 7 of the Privacy Act 2020.
Notes
- Section 180A: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Corrections (Social Assistance) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 24).
- Section 180A(4): inserted, on , by section 190 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).