Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) In this
section —
contractor has the meaning given to that term in
section 3 of the Court Security and Custodial Services Act 1999 ;
public authority means —
(a) a
department of the Public Service; or
(b) a
State agency or instrumentality; or
(c) a
court or tribunal to the extent that it is an agency for the purposes of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992 ; or
(d) a
body, whether corporate or unincorporate, or the holder of an office, post or
position, established or continued for a public purpose under a written law;
relevant information means information that, in
the opinion of the chief executive officer, is, or is likely to be, relevant
to —
(a) the
management of a prisoner; or
(b) the
performance of a function under this Act or the Bail Act 1982 ;
research means research to promote the development
of criminology or corrective services;
service provider means —
(a) an
individual or organisation mentioned in section 7(2a); or
(b) an
individual or organisation involved in providing support services to a
prisoner or the family of a prisoner.
(2) The chief
executive officer may disclose relevant information to a public authority,
service provider or contractor.
(3) The chief
executive officer may request a public authority, service provider or
contractor that holds relevant information to disclose the information to the
chief executive officer.
(4) A request under
subsection (3) —
(a) may
relate to particular information or information of a particular kind; and
(b) may
relate to information that may be held from time to time.
(5) A public
authority, service provider or contractor may disclose information in
compliance with a request under subsection (3).
(6) The chief
executive officer may disclose information regarding prisoners or persons who
have been prisoners to a public authority or other body for use in research.
(7) A public
authority, service provider, contractor or other body may disclose information
regarding prisoners or persons who have been prisoners to the chief executive
officer for use in research.
(8) The chief
executive officer must establish procedures for the disclosure of information
under subsection (2) or (6).
(9) The regulations
may include provisions about —
(a) the
receipt and storage of information disclosed under this section; and
(b) the
restriction of access to such information.
[Section 113 inserted by No. 65 of 2006
s. 35.]