sec.35Minister may require information or documents

sec.35 Minister may require information or documents

The Minister may, by written notice, ask a board to do the following within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way— give the Minister relevant information in the board’s knowledge about a stated matter; give the Minister, or make available for inspection by the Minister, a relevant document or copy of a relevant document about a stated matter in the board’s possession or control. The board must comply with the request. Unless the Minister is satisfied there are exceptional circumstances, the Minister must consult with the board about the information or documents that may be sought by the Minister before giving the board a notice under this section. If a document is given to the Minister, the Minister may keep the document to copy it and must return the document to the board as soon as practicable after copying it. The Minister may disclose the information, or give the document or copy of the document, to an entity the Minister considers appropriate to help the Minister assess— the financial viability of the board’s school; or the way amounts provided to the board by the State are being used; or another matter relevant to the way the board is carrying out its functions. In this section— relevant , in relation to information or a document, means relating to the board’s powers or functions under this Act. (sec.35-ssec.1) The Minister may, by written notice, ask a board to do the following within a stated reasonable time and in a stated reasonable way— give the Minister relevant information in the board’s knowledge about a stated matter; give the Minister, or make available for inspection by the Minister, a relevant document or copy of a relevant document about a stated matter in the board’s possession or control. (sec.35-ssec.2) The board must comply with the request. (sec.35-ssec.3) Unless the Minister is satisfied there are exceptional circumstances, the Minister must consult with the board about the information or documents that may be sought by the Minister before giving the board a notice under this section. (sec.35-ssec.4) If a document is given to the Minister, the Minister may keep the document to copy it and must return the document to the board as soon as practicable after copying it. (sec.35-ssec.5) The Minister may disclose the information, or give the document or copy of the document, to an entity the Minister considers appropriate to help the Minister assess— the financial viability of the board’s school; or the way amounts provided to the board by the State are being used; or another matter relevant to the way the board is carrying out its functions. (sec.35-ssec.6) In this section— relevant , in relation to information or a document, means relating to the board’s powers or functions under this Act.

• (a) give the Minister relevant information in the board’s knowledge about a stated matter;