VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 68
Confirming release or discharge date
VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 2009 - SECT 68
Confirming release or discharge date
68 Confirming release or discharge date
(1) This section applies if an applicant for assistance is being detained in a
correctional services facility under the Corrective Services Act 2006.
(2)
The government assessor may ask the chief executive (corrective services) to
confirm the date the applicant will be released or discharged under the
Corrective Services Act 2006.
(3) The chief executive (corrective services)
must comply with the request if the chief executive (corrective services) is
reasonably satisfied the government assessor reasonably requires the
information to decide the application.
(4) The disclosure of information by
the chief executive (corrective services) under subsection (3) is authorised
despite any other Act or law, including a law imposing an obligation to
maintain confidentiality about the information.
Note—
See section 140for
restrictions on disclosing or giving access to information or documents
obtained under this Act.