(1) A person who is a
council member or a committee member can have access to any information held
by the local government that is relevant to the performance by the person of
any of his or her functions under this Act or under any other written law.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), a council member can have access to —
(a) all
written contracts entered into by the local government; and
(b) all
documents relating to written contracts proposed to be entered into by the
local government.