Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014:section:6:p46
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A05014
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 46/86)
Character Range: 168357–171166

the purposes of this paragraph—either:

       (i) the period of 7 days after service of that copy of the application has expired; or

       (ii) the court considers that there are special circumstances because of which the order should be made before the end of that period of 7 days.

"(4) If an application for a Commonwealth information order relates to more than one Department or Commonwealth instrumentality, the court must not make the order in relation to more than one of them unless the court considers it should do so because of exceptional circumstances.

"(5) A court may state that a Commonwealth information order only applies to records of a particular kind if the court considers that:

    (a) the information sought by the order is only likely to be contained in records of that kind; and

    (b) to apply the order to all records of the Department or Commonwealth instrumentality concerned would place an unreasonable burden on its resources.

"(6) A Commonwealth information order stays in force for 12 months.

"(7) While a Commonwealth information order is in force, the person to whom the order applies must, subject to subsection (9), provide the information sought by the order as soon as practicable, or as soon as practicable after it comes into the records of the Department or Commonwealth instrumentality concerned.

"(8) If the person (the 'official') to whom a Commonwealth information order applies provides another person (in accordance with the order) with information sought by the order, the official must, at the same time, provide the other person with any information about actual or threatened violence to the child concerned, to a parent of the child, or to another person with whom the child lives, that is in the records of the Department or Commonwealth instrumentality concerned.

"(9) A Commonwealth information order does not require the records of the Department or Commonwealth instrumentality concerned to be searched for the information sought by the order more often than once every 3 months unless specifically so ordered by the court.

"(10) The person to whom a Commonwealth information order applies must comply with the order in spite of anything in any other law.

Information provided under location order not to be disclosed except to limited persons

"67P.(1) Information provided to the Registrar of a court under a location order (including a Commonwealth information order) must not, intentionally or recklessly, be disclosed by the Registrar, or by any other person who obtains the information (whether directly or indirectly and whether under this section or otherwise) because of the provision of the information to the Registrar, except to:

(a) the Registrar of another court; or

    (b) an officer of the court, or of another court,