Section 24Part 5 — PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
Disclosure in certain cases
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24. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the identification information collected under this Act may be disclosed only in accordance with the provisions of this Act, any regulations made under this Act and the Identification Register Act, 2022.
The Registrar shall not disclose identification information stored, collected or obtained under this Act about any person to a third party or any other entity, except where the identification information is disclosed in the following cases —
pursuant to a request of the person whose information is being disclosed;
to facilitate the search for or identification of missing persons or unknown deceased persons;
pursuant to an order of the court;
where this Act or another enactment expressly authorizes the disclosure;
for the prevention, detection or investigation of a crime;
to facilitate an investigation under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2020 Revision);
in the interest of national security;
where there is a disaster as defined by section 2 of the Disaster Preparedness and Hazard Management Act (2019 Revision) or a public health emergency; or
for the preservation of the life of a person.