83CGeneral access by certain employees of local authorities

#### 83C General access by certain employees of local authorities 83C General access by certain employees of local authorities > > (1) A local authority may approve an employee or class of employees of the local authority to be eligible to access the Register, either generally or only for the purposes specified in the approval. > > > (2) An approved employee is entitled to access information contained in the Register, subject to the terms of the approval. > > > (3) For the purposes of this section, the Departmental Chief Executive may, from time to time, prepare, adopt or vary guidelines relating to the exercise by a local authority of the function of approving employees under this section. > > > (4) The Departmental Chief Executive may, by giving a written notice to a local authority, suspend access to the Register by any specified employee, or by all employees, approved by the local authority under this section. > > > (5) A local authority may withdraw an approval under this section at any time and is required to notify the Office of Local Government of that withdrawal as soon as possible after it occurs. > > > (6) When exercising functions under this section, a local authority is required to comply with any relevant guidelines issued under this section. > > **s 83C:** Ins 2018 No 27, Sch 1 \[15\].