55Coordination and cooperation of government sector agencies

55 Coordination and cooperation of government sector agencies

55 Coordination and cooperation of government sector agencies

(1) A government sector agency has the following obligations in relation to a motor race—

(a) to cooperate with the government coordinating agency for the motor race in the exercise of its functions, including by—

(i) complying with any reasonable request for information, or

(ii) providing resources or assistance in accordance with a request authorised by this Act or the regulation,

(b) to notify the government coordinating agency of a proposed exercise of the agency’s functions that may impact adversely on the government coordinating agency’s functions or anything to be done under—

(i) a motor race authorisation, or

(ii) a works approval, or

(iii) a traffic management plan,

(c) to comply with a direction of the Minister given under this section.

(2) The Minister may give a written direction to a government sector agency requiring it to comply with a request by the government coordinating agency if—

(a) the government sector agency is prescribed by the regulations, and

(b) the request by the government coordinating agency is authorised by this Act or the regulations, and

(c) where another Minister is responsible for the government sector agency—the Minister has consulted with the other Minister about the proposed direction.