Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The Coordinator‑General may make a request (the original request ) under this Act to a member of the staff of a service agency of a State or Territory only by:
(a) requesting the relevant State or Territory Coordinator‑General to give the original request to that member of the staff of the service agency; and
(b) the State or Territory Coordinator‑General giving the original request to the member.
Note: If a State or Territory Coordinator‑General fails to comply with a request under paragraph (1)(a), the Coordinator‑General may report the failure: see section 16.
(2) However, if the Coordinator‑General is not satisfied that the State or Territory Coordinator‑General has complied with the request made under paragraph (1)(a), the Coordinator‑General may make the original request by:
(a) requesting the head of the service agency to give the original request to that member of the staff of the service agency; and
(b) the head of the service agency giving the original request to the member.
Note: If the head of a service agency fails to comply with a request under paragraph (2)(a), the Coordinator‑General may report the failure: see section 16.
(3) The relevant State or Territory Coordinator‑General is the person (if any) nominated by the Indigenous Affairs Minister of the State or Territory.