122Minister may give information etc. to other Ministers

122 Minister may give information etc. to other Ministers

(1) The Minister may give to another Minister or to a Minister of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory—

(a) any information contained in a document to which this Division applies that has been given to the Minister; and

(b) any cores or cuttings from, or samples of, the subsoil in an area, or samples of geothermal energy resources recovered in an area, that have been given to the Minister.

(2) The Minister may only give information, cores, cuttings or samples to another Minister or to a Minister of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory under subsection (1) in accordance with an arrangement between them that includes a provision restricting the release by that Minister of the information, cores, cuttings or samples to circumstances in which it might be released by the Minister under this Act.

Part 12—Enforcement

Division 1—Inspections

123 Authorisation of inspectors

(1) The Minister may authorise a person who the Minister considers to be suitable to carry out inspections for the purposes of this Act.

(2) The Minister must give each authorised person an identity card that identifies the person by name as an inspector under this Act and that contains a photograph of the person.

(3) If a person's authorisation as an inspector is revoked or expires, he or she must immediately return his or her identity card to the Minister.

1. 5 penalty units.