22Provision of information to Tasmanian national preventive mechanism

22 Provision of information to Tasmanian national preventive mechanism

(1)  A person or body may provide to a Tasmanian national preventive mechanism any information that he, she or it considers relevant to the exercise of the functions of the Tasmanian national preventive mechanism.

(2)  For the avoidance of doubt, the following persons or bodies may provide to a Tasmanian national preventive mechanism any information, referred to in subsection (1) , that is raised by, or in the course of, the exercise of the functions of that person or body:

(a) a relevant authority;

(b) a responsible Minister;

(c) the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman established by the Ombudsman Act 1976 of the Commonwealth;

(d) a person exercising functions in another Australian jurisdiction similar to those exercised by a Tasmanian national preventive mechanism under this Act;

(e) the Subcommittee.