24Exception to consultation requirement—urgency

24  Exception to consultation requirement—urgency 

 (1) If the requesting entity needs advice of a kind covered by section 23 on an urgent basis, the entity:

 (a) need not comply with section 23; and

 (b) must instead, as soon as practicable after receiving the advice:

 (i) consult with the administering entity; and

 (ii) give the administering entity a copy of the request and the advice.

Note: For instance, this section would apply where the requesting entity needs the advice to enable a response to an urgent request by a Minister or a request arising without notice in litigation.

 (2) In subsection (1), a reference to advice means:

 (a) draft advice, if:

 (i) the advice is provided in draft; and

 (ii) it is reasonably practicable, in light of the urgency, to comply with subsection (1) before instructing that the advice be finalised; and

 (b) otherwise—finalised advice.