54AConsultation with other agencies

54A Consultation with other agencies

54A Consultation with other agencies

(1) An agency may, in response to an access application, consult with any other agency for the following purposes—

(a) to determine whether there is an overriding public interest against disclosure of the information,

(b) to identify a person that may be required to be consulted under section 54.

(2) An agency may be consulted under this section even if the agency would not reasonably be expected to have concerns about the disclosure of the information.

s 54A: Ins 2018 No 89, Sch 1 [14].