(1) The Minister is
entitled —
(a) to
have information in the possession of the Commission; and
(b) if
the information is in or on a document, to have, and make and retain copies
of, that document.
(2) For the purposes
of subsection (1) the Minister may —
(a)
request the Commission to furnish information to the Minister;
(b)
request the Commission to give the Minister access to information;
(c) for
the purposes of paragraph (b), make use of staff to obtain the information and
furnish it to the Minister.
(3) The Commission is
to comply with a request under subsection (2) and make staff and facilities
available to the Minister for the purposes of subsection (2)(c).
(4) In this section
—
document includes any tape, disc or other device
or medium on which information is recorded or stored;
information means information specified, or of a
description specified, by the Minister that relates to the functions of the
Commission;
staff means the staff provided by the CEO under
section 33(1)(ba).
[Section 25 inserted: No. 35 of 2000 s. 10;
amended: No. 28 of 2006 s. 208; No. 28 of 2015 s. 32 and 69.]
[Heading deleted: No. 28 of 2015 s. 33.]
[Heading inserted: No. 28 of 2015 s. 34.]