228Co-operation with participating jurisdictions and Commonwealth

228 Co-operation with participating jurisdictions and Commonwealth

228 Co-operation with participating jurisdictions and Commonwealth

(1) The National Authority may exercise any of its functions in co-operation with or with the assistance of a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth, including in co-operation with or with the assistance of any of the following—

(a) a government agency of a participating jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth; or

(b) an educational body or other body established by or under a law of a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth; or

(c) a prescribed body or body in a prescribed class of bodies.

(2) In particular, the National Authority may—

(a) ask a person or body referred to in subsection (1) for information that the Authority requires to carry out its functions under this Law; and

(b) use the information to carry out its functions under this Law.

(3) A person or body referred to in subsection (1) that receives a request for information from the National Authority is authorised to give the information to the National Authority.