Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland)
sec.228Co-operation with participating jurisdictions and Commonwealth
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sec.228 Co-operation with participating jurisdictions and Commonwealth
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 government agency of a participating jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth; or an educational body or other body established by or under a law of a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth; or a prescribed body or body in a prescribed class of bodies. In particular, the National Authority may— 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 use the information to carry out its functions under this Law. 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. (sec.228-ssec.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 government agency of a participating jurisdiction or of the Commonwealth; or an educational body or other body established by or under a law of a participating jurisdiction or the Commonwealth; or a prescribed body or body in a prescribed class of bodies. (sec.228-ssec.2) In particular, the National Authority may— 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 use the information to carry out its functions under this Law. (sec.228-ssec.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.
- (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.
- (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.