Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The chief executive may disclose personal information about an individual to a prescribed government entity if the chief executive is satisfied on reasonable grounds that—
(a) the information would help the entity to perform its function of investigating or taking action in relation to criminal offences; and
(b) disclosure of the information is appropriate in the circumstances.
(2) Also, the chief executive may disclose personal information about an individual to a prescribed government entity if—
(a) the entity asks for the information; and
(b) the entity states that the information would help the entity to perform its function of investigating or taking action in relation to criminal offences; and
(c) the entity undertakes not to use the information for any other purpose.
(3) The chief executive may develop a policy about matters to be considered in making a decision about disclosing personal information.
Editor's note—
See the department's website for a copy of a policy developed under this section.
(4) The chief executive can not, under section 21, delegate a power under this section.
(5) In this section—
personal information—
1 Personal information, about an individual, means information or an opinion about the individual, held by the chief executive, if—
(a) the individual's identity is apparent or can reasonably be found out from the information or opinion; and
(b) the information or opinion came to the chief executive in the course of the administration of this Act.
2 Information or an opinion can be personal information whether or not the information or opinion is true, is recorded in a material form or forms part of a database.
prescribed government entity means—
(a) a Minister of the State, another State or the Commonwealth; or
(b) an entity of or representing the State, another State, a Territory or the Commonwealth in relation to a function the entity has under a law to investigate or take action in relation to criminal offences.
Examples of a prescribed government entity—
Australian Taxation Office, Australian Federal Police, the police service of the State or another State, a government entity responsible for the management of aquatic ecosystems in the Commonwealth or another State