Family Responsibilities Commission Act 2008
sec.93Information requirement made by commissioner
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sec.93 Information requirement made by commissioner
The commissioner may ask a prescribed entity for particular relevant information in the entity’s possession or control. However, the commissioner may ask a prescribed entity mentioned in the definition prescribed entity , paragraph (d) , for relevant information only if the information is in relation to a person who has been directed by the commission to attend a community support service under a case plan. If the commissioner asks a prescribed entity for relevant information under this section, the entity must comply with the request unless the entity reasonably considers that— giving the information could reasonably be expected— to prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law in a particular case; or to prejudice an investigation under the Coroners Act 2003 ; or to enable the existence of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or to identify a confidential source of information in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law; or to identify a person as a notifier under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 186 ; or to endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and it would not be in the public interest to give the information. For subsection (1) , information is not taken to be in the prescribed entity’s control merely because of an agreement between the prescribed entity and another entity under which the other entity must give the information to the prescribed entity. s 93 amd 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1 (sec.93-ssec.1) The commissioner may ask a prescribed entity for particular relevant information in the entity’s possession or control. (sec.93-ssec.2) However, the commissioner may ask a prescribed entity mentioned in the definition prescribed entity , paragraph (d) , for relevant information only if the information is in relation to a person who has been directed by the commission to attend a community support service under a case plan. (sec.93-ssec.3) If the commissioner asks a prescribed entity for relevant information under this section, the entity must comply with the request unless the entity reasonably considers that— giving the information could reasonably be expected— to prejudice the investigation of a contravention or possible contravention of a law in a particular case; or to prejudice an investigation under the Coroners Act 2003 ; or to enable the existence of a confidential source of information, in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law, to be ascertained; or to identify a confidential source of information in relation to the enforcement or administration of a law; or to identify a person as a notifier under the Child Protection Act 1999 , section 186 ; or to endanger a person’s life or physical safety; or to prejudice the effectiveness of a lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with a contravention or possible contravention of a law; and it would not be in the public interest to give the information. (sec.93-ssec.4) For subsection (1) , information is not taken to be in the prescribed entity’s control merely because of an agreement between the prescribed entity and another entity under which the other entity must give the information to the prescribed entity.