4C Minister may request information to ensure objectives are being considered (1) The Minister may request a public authority to provide any information that the Minister considers is necessary and reasonable— (a) to ensure that the duty to consider the objectives of this Act and the instruments made under it is being performed; or (b) to ensure that an action taken, or to be taken, by the public authority does not threaten the persistence of a listed taxon or community or critical habitat. (2) A public authority must comply with a request under subsection (1). (3) The Minister may cause any information obtained under this section to be published on the Internet.

Previous section4BMinisters and public authorities to give proper consideration of objectives Next section5Flora and fauna which are excluded from the Act