Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person who—
S. 464ZGK (1)(a) substituted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(2).
(a) has access to Victorian information; and
S. 464ZGK (1)(b) amended by No. 32/2007 s. 10(3).
(b) intentionally or recklessly causes the disclosure of the Victorian information other than as provided by this section—
is guilty of a summary offence and liable to level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum) or a level 8 fine (120 penalty units maximum).
S. 464ZGK(2) amended by No. 32/2007 s. 10(4).
(2) A person may only disclose Victorian information stored on a DNA database for one or more of the following purposes—
S. 464ZGK
(2)(a) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item
36.40).
(a) forensic comparison in the course of a criminal investigation by a police officer or any other person authorised in writing by the Chief Commissioner of Police;
(b) making the information available, in accordance with the regulations, to the person to whom the information relates;
S. 464ZGK (2)(c) substituted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(5).
(c) administering the DNA database;
S. 464ZGK (2)(d) substituted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(5).
(d) in accordance with an agreement entered into under section 464ZGN ;
(e) in accordance with the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 of the Commonwealth or the Extradition Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;
(f) a coronial investigation or inquest;
(g) an investigation of a complaint by—
S.
464ZGK
(2)(g)(i) substituted by No. 60/2014 s. 140(Sch. 3
item 8.2), repealed by No. 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item
5.2(a)).
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S. 464ZGK
(2)(g)(ii) amended by No. 22/2016 s. 168.
(ii) the Health Complaints Commissioner within the meaning of the Health Records Act 2001 for the purposes of that Act; or
S. 464ZGK(2) (g)(iii) substituted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(6).
(iii) the Ombudsman appointed under the Ombudsman Act 1973 ; or
S. 464ZGK(2) (g)(iv) inserted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(6), amended by Nos 34/2008 s. 143(Sch. 2 item 3.2), 82/2012 s. 159(3), substituted by No. 3/2019 s. 72(1).
(iv) the IBAC; or
S. 464ZGK(2) (g)(v) inserted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(6), amended by No. 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item 5.2(b)).
(v) an authority of a participating jurisdiction, but only if the authority would be entitled to the information if it were held on the participating jurisdiction's DNA database;
S. 464ZGK (2)(ga) inserted by No. 3/2019 s. 72(2).
(ga) the IBAC performing its functions under this Act;
S.
464ZGK
(2)(h) inserted by No. 20/2017 s. 134(Sch. 1 item
5.2(c)).
(h) an investigation of a complaint by the Information Commissioner under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 .
S. 464ZGK(3) amended by Nos 32/2007 s. 10(7), 3/2019 s. 72(3).
(3) A person may only disclose Victorian information revealed by the taking of a DNA profile sample or the carrying out of a forensic procedure as follows—
S. 464ZGK(3)(a) amended by No. 3/2019 s. 72(4)(a).
(a) if the person is the suspect, DNA person, offender or volunteer to whom the information relates;
(b) if the information is already publicly available;
(c) in accordance with any other provision of this Subdivision;
(d) in accordance with the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 of the Commonwealth or the Extradition Act 1988 of the Commonwealth;
(e) for the purposes of the investigation of an offence or offences generally;
(f) for the purpose of a decision whether to institute proceedings for an offence;
(g) for the purpose of proceedings for an offence;
(h) for the purpose of a coronial investigation or inquest;
(i) for the purpose of civil proceedings (including disciplinary proceedings) that relate to the way in which the procedure is carried out;
S. 464ZGK(3)(j) amended by No. 3/2019 s. 72(4)(b).
(j) for the purpose of the suspect's, DNA person's, offender's or volunteer's medical treatment;
(k) for the purpose of the medical treatment of a person if necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to that person's life or health;
(l) if necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to public health;
(m) if the suspect, offender or volunteer consents in writing to the disclosure.
S. 464ZGK(4) amended by No. 32/2007 s. 10(8).
(4) This section does not apply to Victorian information that cannot be used to discover the identity of any person.
S. 464ZGK(5) inserted by No. 32/2007 s. 10(9).
(5) In this section—
"Victorian information" means information referred to in section 464ZFD(1), whether or not kept on the Victorian DNA database.
Heading inserted by No. 16/2002 s. 16.
Inter-jurisdictional enforcement
S. 464ZGL inserted by No. 16/2002 s. 16.