Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 2008 - SECT 88K

88K Exchange of information with external agency

(1) The commission chief executive may enter into an information exchange agreement with the chief executive officer (however described) of an external agency.

(2) For the purposes of a review under section 88I , the commission chief executive may do either or both of the following under the information exchange agreement—

(a) obtain relevant information from the external agency;

(b) with the consent of the chief executive of the department to which the review relates, give relevant information to the external agency.

(3) Also, to help the commission chief executive perform his or her functions under this part, the commission chief executive may give information to an external agency under an information exchange agreement.

(4) In this section—

"external agency" means an entity established under an Act and prescribed under a regulation as an external agency for this section.

"information exchange agreement" means an agreement providing for the giving and receiving of information.

"relevant information" means information about or relevant to any of the following—

(a) a review of a work performance matter being conducted under section 88I ;

(b) an investigation, inquiry or other activity being conducted by an external agency relating to the conduct, of a public service employee, that is the subject of a work performance matter being reviewed under section 88I .