State agencies to provide information to Infrastructure WA
22 State agencies to provide information to Infrastructure WA
Infrastructure WA may request a State agency to give it any information it requires for the purposes of performing its functions under this Act.
A request must be in writing if the agency requests that.
When giving information to Infrastructure WA, a State agency may identify information that, in the opinion of the agency, is the subject of a duty of confidentiality or secrecy or is of a commercially sensitive nature.
When identifying information for the purposes of subsection (3), a State agency must —
do so in writing; and
be as specific as practicable; and
give reasons.
A State agency is not required to give information if, in the opinion of the agency —
the information relates to an investigative, law enforcement or complaints handling function of the agency; or
the information is subject to legal professional privilege; or
giving the information would be in contempt of court or contravene an order or direction of a person or body acting judicially.
A State agency that does not give information in reliance on subsection (5), must give written reasons.
If a State agency that is a department of the Public Service has a function or may form an opinion under this section the chief executive officer of the department has the function or may form the opinion.
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