Education Act 2016

If a registration officer reasonably believes that an approved authority or the governing body of a registered school has, or may have, possession of any information, document or thing that is, or may be, relevant to carrying out a registration review or a registration inspection, the registration officer may require the approved authority or governing body, in writing, to provide the information, document or thing as specified in the requirement.

A requirement may direct that the information or document be delivered – at a specified place; and to the Registrar or another registration officer; and within a specified period or by a specified day; and in person, by mail or in another specified manner.

An approved authority or governing body must – comply with a requirement; or if it does not have possession of the information, document or thing, deliver written notice of that fact, and information as to who may have possession, in accordance with the directions specified in the requirement for delivery of the information, document or thing.