Western Australian Consolidated Acts

ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1974 - SECT 8

8 .         Exchange of information between Director General and Commissioner of Police

        (1)         In this section —

        incident information means —

            (a)         information provided in relation to an incident in a report made under section 56(1) or (4); and

            (b)         details of any evidence, statement, report or other information obtained as a result of any investigation made into the incident;

        offence information means details of —

            (a)         any offence of which a person has been convicted whether within the State or elsewhere and whether relating to a road traffic matter or any other matter; and

            (b)         any penalty, suspension, cancellation or disqualification arising from any such conviction; and

            (c)         the instances in which a person has paid a penalty under a traffic infringement notice under this Act;

        relevant authorisation means —

            (a)         a driver’s licence; or

            (b)         a vehicle licence under this Act; or

            (c)         a learner’s permit; or

            (d)         a permit under section 26(1); or

            (e)         a licence or permit under the Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors Act 1963 .

        (2)         The Director General must disclose the following information to the Commissioner of Police —

            (a)         driver’s licence information;

            (b)         permit information;

            (c)         vehicle licence information;

            (d)         optional plates information;

            (e)         demerit points information;

            (f)         instructor information;

            (g)         information obtained from a relevant authority under section 9.

        (3)         Information disclosed under subsection (2) —

            (a)         may be used in the performance of the Commissioner of Police’s functions, whether under this Act or otherwise, but not for any other purpose; and

            (b)         may be disclosed by the Commissioner of Police to an officer, department or instrumentality of this State, another State, a Territory, the Commonwealth or another country for use in the performance of the functions of that officer, department or instrumentality but not for any other purpose.

        (4)         The Commissioner of Police must disclose the following information to the Director General —

            (a)         incident information about a person who has applied for, holds or has held a relevant authorisation;

            (b)         offence information about a person who has applied for, holds or has held a relevant authorisation;

            (c)         information about the impounding or confiscation of vehicles under Part V Division 4;

            (d)         information of a class prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this subsection.

        (5)         Information disclosed under subsection (4) may be used in the performance of the Director General’s functions under this Act or the Motor Vehicle Drivers Instructors Act 1963 but not for any other purpose.

        (6)         The disclosure of information under subsection (2) or (4) is to be free of charge.

        [Section 8 inserted by No. 18 of 2011 s. 6.]