18Obligation to co-operate

#### 18 Obligation to co-operate 18 Obligation to co-operate > > (1) The government department or agency, or the non-government agency, must use its best endeavours to comply with a request made to it under section 17 if it is consistent with its own responsibilities and does not unduly prejudice the discharge of its functions. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not, in the case of a non-government agency in receipt of government funding, limit any obligation imposed on the agency in accordance with the agreement under which it receives that funding. > > > (3) To avoid doubt, a reference in subsection (1) to the responsibilities and functions of a department or agency includes, in the case of its provision of health services— > > > > > (a) its responsibilities under the Medicare Principles and Commitments (adopted under section 68 of the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154)) in the provision of public hospital services, and > > > > > (b) its functions in clinical decision-making. > > **s 18:** Am 2009 No 13, Sch 1.2 \[4\] \[5\]; 2018 No 81, Sch 1 \[5\].