TRAFFIC ACT 1987 - SECT 29AV Disclosure of information
TRAFFIC ACT 1987 - SECT 29AV
Disclosure of information(1) This section applies to a motor vehicle if:
(a) an impounding determination has been made for the vehicle; or
(b) an application for an impounding order or forfeiture order for the vehicle has been made and is pending; or
(c) an impounding order or forfeiture order is in force for the vehicle.
(2) A police officer may give any information held by the officer about the vehicle to another person (including, for example, a tow truck operator) for the purposes of this Part.
(3) A person who obtains the information because of subsection (2) (whether directly or indirectly) must not disclose the information to anyone except as authorised under, or for the purposes of, this Part.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year.