15Electricity Reform Co-ordinator may request assistance, &c.

15 Electricity Reform Co-ordinator may request assistance, &c.

(1)  The Electricity Reform Co-ordinator may, for the purpose of assisting the shareholding Ministers to achieve the electricity reform objectives or to implement the electricity reform measures, request a State-owned electricity entity –

(a) to provide to the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator the information in the possession of the entity that he or she requests the entity to provide to him or her; or

(b) to permit the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator to access information in the possession of the entity; or

(c) to provide advice to the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator; or

(d) to provide assistance to the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator.

(2)  A State-owned electricity entity to which a request is made under subsection (1) , and an officer, employee or agent of the State-owned electricity entity, must comply with the request.

(3)  The Electricity Reform Co-ordinator may, for the purpose of assisting the shareholding Ministers to achieve the electricity reform objectives or to implement the electricity reform measures, provide to another person information or advice that has been provided to the Electricity Reform Co-ordinator by a State-owned electricity entity.

(4)  A person is not to be taken, by reason only of providing information, advice or assistance under this section, to contravene a provision of any contract.