New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ROAD TRANSPORT (DRIVER LICENSING) REGULATION 2008 - REG 109A

109A Participation by Authority in Document Verification Service

(1) The Authority may enter into an arrangement (by agreement, understanding or otherwise) for facilitating participation by the Authority in the DVS.

(2) The Authority is authorised to participate in the DVS and to exercise functions conferred on the Authority as a participant in the DVS.

(3) In particular, the Authority is authorised to collect, use and disclose information in the course of the Authority’s participation in the DVS for the purposes of or in connection with assisting the Authority or another participant in the DVS to verify the validity of proof of identity documents in the course of the exercise of the functions of the Authority or other participant.

(4) An arrangement entered into by the Authority for facilitating its participation in the DVS may provide for the payment of fees by participants in the DVS, including fees for the disclosure of information in accordance with the arrangement.

(5) In this clause:
"DVS" means the Document Verification Service established as an element of the National Identity Security Strategy endorsed by the Council of Australian Governments at its meeting in April 2007.