New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2008 - REG 108B

108B Release of licence and demerits points information to approved third parties

(1) The Authority may enter into an agreement with an approved third party (a "driver licence information disclosure agreement") that provides for the release to the third party of licence and demerit points information with respect to a person.

(2) A driver licence information disclosure agreement must include provisions that require the approved third party to obtain the consent of the person to whom the licence and demerit points information relates before the information is released to the third party by the Authority.

(3) The Authority must consult with the Privacy Commissioner before entering into a driver licence information disclosure agreement.

(4) The Authority is authorised to release licence and demerit points information on the driver licence register and demerit points register in accordance with a driver licence information disclosure agreement.

(5) A driver licence information disclosure agreement may provide for the payment of fees by the approved third party to the Authority in connection with the agreement, including fees for the release of information in accordance with the agreement.

(6) In this clause:
"approved third party" means any person or body approved by the Authority, or of a class approved by the Authority, for the purposes of this clause.
"licence and demerit points information" with respect to a person means:

(a) information recorded in the driver licence register as to whether the person has a current driver licence and the class or classes of any driver licence held by the person, and

(b) information recorded in the demerit points register as to whether there are any demerit points recorded against the person.