Minister to have access to information
124 Minister to have access to information
In this section —
document includes any tape, disk or other device or medium on which information is recorded or stored;
information means information specified, or of a description specified, by the Minister that relates to the functions of the Board.
The Minister is entitled —
to have information in the possession of the Board; and
if the information is in or on a document, to have, and make and retain copies of, that document.
However, the Minister is not entitled to have personal information about a person unless the person has consented to the disclosure of the information.
For the purposes of subsection (2), the Minister may —
request the Board to give information to the Minister; and
request the Board to give the Minister access to information; and
for the purposes of paragraph (b), make use of staff provided to the Board under section 121 to obtain the information and give it to the Minister.
The Board must comply with a request under subsection (4) and make staff and facilities available to the Minister for the purposes of subsection (4)(c).
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