Section Sch1-15 — Privacy Act 2020: Police may continue to access law enforcement information in relation to persons aged 17 years

15 Police may continue to access law enforcement information in relation to persons aged 17 years (1) Subclause (2) applies if, immediately before the commencement day,— (a) the Police have commenced proceedings against a person aged 17 years, but those proceedings have not been completed, or, in respect of those proceedings, sentencing is pending; and (b) the Police are accessing, or intending to access, the item of law enforcement information in Schedule 5 of the Privacy Act 1993 relating to court records described as details of hearings. (2) If this subclause applies, Schedule 5 of the Privacy Act 1993 continues in force in relation to accessing the records of the person aged 17 years until— (a) the proceedings referred to in subclause (1)(a) are discontinued or completed: (b) the sentencing referred to in subclause (1)(a) is completed: (c) the outcome of the proceedings and sentencing referred to in subclause (1)(a) has been recorded by the Police. (3) Subclause (2) does not limit the application of section 19 of the Interpretation Act 1999.