Jamaican Police can access NIDS info through the court

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck piloted the legislation, which was overhauled by a joint select committee after being withdrawn following the court decision. Opposition People’s National Party had mounted a constitutional challenge to aspects of the 2017 Bill, which it said infringed on the fundamental rights of Jamaicans. The amended Bill allows the commissioner of police to make an ex parte application to a judge in chambers in the Supreme Court to obtain the identity information of individuals enrolled in the system. The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is to be subsumed into the National Identification and Registration Authority.