10Requirement for Minister to obtain advice

10 Requirement for Minister to obtain advice

10 Requirement for Minister to obtain advice

Before approving the payment of money under section 9(a), the Minister must obtain and have regard to advice from the Information Commissioner and the Privacy Commissioner as to the effect, if any, that the project may have on—

(a) access to government information under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, and

(b) the protection of personal information under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 or health information under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.