sec.23Power to require particular information from government entities

sec.23 Power to require particular information from government entities

The chairperson may give a government entity a written notice requesting information in the entity’s possession or control that relates to— the resources industry or the renewable energy industry; and a function of Coexistence Queensland. The notice must state how, and a reasonable period of at least 10 business days by which, the information must be given. The government entity must comply with a request made of it under subsection (1) unless— the information is not in its possession or control; or complying with the request would place the entity in contravention of a law; or the request relates to someone else’s confidential information and the other person has refused to consent to it being disclosed to the chairperson despite the entity’s reasonable efforts to obtain the consent. If an exemption under subsection (3) applies to a request made of a government entity under subsection (1) , the entity must inform the chairperson in writing that the exemption applies in relation to the request. s 23 amd 2024 No. 33 s 21 (sec.23-ssec.1) The chairperson may give a government entity a written notice requesting information in the entity’s possession or control that relates to— the resources industry or the renewable energy industry; and a function of Coexistence Queensland. (sec.23-ssec.2) The notice must state how, and a reasonable period of at least 10 business days by which, the information must be given. (sec.23-ssec.3) The government entity must comply with a request made of it under subsection (1) unless— the information is not in its possession or control; or complying with the request would place the entity in contravention of a law; or the request relates to someone else’s confidential information and the other person has refused to consent to it being disclosed to the chairperson despite the entity’s reasonable efforts to obtain the consent. (sec.23-ssec.4) If an exemption under subsection (3) applies to a request made of a government entity under subsection (1) , the entity must inform the chairperson in writing that the exemption applies in relation to the request.

• (a) the resources industry or the renewable energy industry; and
• (b) a function of Coexistence Queensland.
• (a) the information is not in its possession or control; or
• (b) complying with the request would place the entity in contravention of a law; or
• (c) the request relates to someone else’s confidential information and the other person has refused to consent to it being disclosed to the chairperson despite the entity’s reasonable efforts to obtain the consent.