Minister etc may require information
32 Minister etc may require information
The Minister, the Chief Public Health Officer or the Chief
Psychiatrist may, by notice in writing, require a specified person or body (whether or not the person or body is a State authority, or an officer or employee of a State authority) to provide to the Minister, the Chief Public
Health Officer or the Chief Psychiatrist (as the case requires) such information, or such documents, as may be specified in the notice (being information or documents in the possession of the person or body that the
Minister, the Chief Public Health Officer or the Chief Psychiatrist (as the case requires) reasonably requires for the performance of functions under this
Act).
A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) must give the specified information or documents to the Minister, the Chief Public Health Officer or the Chief
Psychiatrist (as the case requires) within the period specified in the notice.
A person who refuses or fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: Maximum penalty: $5 000.
If a State authority refuses or fails to comply with a notice under subsection (1), the Chief Public Health Officer or the Chief Psychiatrist may, after consultation with the State authority—
report the refusal or failure to the Minister and to the Minister responsible for the State authority (if any); and
include details of the refusal or failure in the annual report of the Chief Public Health Officer or the Chief Psychiatrist.
However, this section does not apply to a person or body, or person or body of a class, prescribed by the regulations.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
). Made under this Act:
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