16Provision of reports and information by agencies

#### 16 Provision of reports and information by agencies 16 Provision of reports and information by agencies > > (1) The Commissioner may require the head of a government sector agency to provide the Commissioner with a report on such matters relating to the employees of the agency, or to the employment policies and practices of the agency, as the Commissioner requires. > > > (1A) If the Secretary of a Department is required to provide any such report, the requirement may extend to the Public Service senior executives employed in a Public Service executive agency related to the Department. > > > (2) The Commissioner may also require the head of a government sector agency to provide the Commissioner with information collected or held by the agency in dealing with matters relating to government sector employees. > > > (3) The head of the government sector agency concerned must comply with a requirement under this section within such time and in such manner as the Commissioner directs. > > > (4) Any law relating to the protection of personal information (within the meaning of the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133)) does not operate to prevent the furnishing of information, or affect a duty to furnish information, under this section. > > > (5) In this section, government sector agency includes any person or body, constituted by or under an Act, that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and the head of any such prescribed agency means the person prescribed by the regulations in relation to that agency. > > **s 16:** Am 2016 No 2, Sch 1 \[5\].