(1) The Secretary may enter into, or approve of, an arrangement (an
"information sharing arrangement" ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of
sharing or exchanging information held by the Secretary and the agency.
but only to the extent that the information is reasonably necessary--
(c) to
assist in the exercise of functions (
"existing NSW fair trading functions" ) under this Act (or any other Act
administered by the Minister, whether solely or jointly with another Minister)
or of the functions of the relevant agency concerned, or
(c) limit the
operation of any other Act or law under which a relevant agency is authorised
or required to disclose information to another person or body.
(7) In this
section--
"fair trading agency" means an agency of the State, or of the Commonwealth,
another State or Territory or an overseas jurisdiction, that exercises
functions under an enactment with respect to fair trading.
"information" includes reports, recommendations, opinions, assessments and
operational plans.
"law enforcement agency" means--
(a) the NSW Police Force or the police force
of another State or Territory or of an overseas jurisdiction, or
(b) the
Australian Federal Police, or
(c) the New South Wales Crime Commission, or
(d) the Australian Crime Commission, or
(e) any other authority or person
responsible for the investigation or prosecution of offences against the laws
of the State or of the Commonwealth, another State or Territory or an overseas
jurisdiction.