New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PHOTO CARD ACT 2005 - SECT 19

19 Release of photographs prohibited

(1) The Authority must ensure that a photograph to which this Part applies, and any photographic image or other matter contained in any database of such photographs, is not released except:

(a) to the NSW Police Force, or

(b) to a driver licensing authority of another State or Territory, or

(c) for the purpose of the conduct of any criminal proceedings under this Act or under a provision of Division 2 or 3 of Part 5 (Forgery and false instrument offences) of the Crimes Act 1900 in relation to a Photo Card, or

(d) to the Sheriff, for the purpose of any fine recovery proceedings, or

(e) as provided under any other law, or

(f) to the person whose likeness is shown in the photograph or on the database, or

(g) as authorised or required under Part 5 (Protection of stored photographs) of the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1998 in respect of the release of photographs to which that Part applies, or

(h) as authorised or required under Division 3 (Security and protection of photographs) of Part 4A of the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002 in respect of the release of photographs to which that Division applies, or

(i) in accordance with the regulations.

(2) Any release authorised by subsection (1) (a)-(d), or authorised by regulations made under subsection (1) (i), must be in accordance with any protocol approved by the Privacy Commissioner.