Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002

Criminal Justice Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act
2002
Act No. 35/2002
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(b) officers within the meaning of
section 85; or
(c) members of the police force.
(5) Nothing in this section prevents the
recording or accessing and using of health
information within the meaning of the
Health Records Act 2001 in accordance
with that Act.".
(3) At the end of section 91 of the Corrections Act
1986 insert—
"(2) Sub-section (1) does not prevent an officer
from recording, accessing, disclosing,
communicating or making use of any
information referred to in that sub-section on
a computerised database in the performance
of official duties if the Minister has given
written authority under sub-section (3) that
applies to the officer.
(3) The Minister may, by instrument in writing,
authorise officers, or classes of officers,
specified in the authority, to record, access,
disclose, communicate or make use of, for
the performance of their official duties,
information, or classes of information, of a
kind referred to in sub-section (1) on a
computerised database specified in the
authority that is able to be accessed by—
(a) officers; or
(b) persons holding a position within the
meaning of section 30, other than as
volunteers; or
(c) members of the police force.
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