Provision of information and reports to Minister
17 Provision of information and reports to Minister
A statutory corporation must, at the request of the Minister, furnish the Minister with such information or records in the possession or control of the statutory corporation as the Minister may require in such manner and form as the Minister may require.
If the statutory corporation considers that information or a record furnished to the Minister under this section contains matters that should be treated for any reason as confidential, the statutory corporation may advise the Minister of that opinion giving the reasons for the opinion, and the Minister may, subject to subclause (3), act on that advice as the Minister thinks fit.
if the Minister is satisfied on the basis of the statutory corporation's advice that the statutory corporation owes a duty of confidence in respect of a matter, the Minister must ensure the observance of that duty in respect of the matter, but this subclause does not prevent the Minister from disclosing the matter as required for the proper performance of ministerial functions or duties.
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