217Ministerial inquiries

#### 217 Ministerial inquiries 217 Ministerial inquiries > > (1) The Minister may appoint any person (an authorised person) to inquire into, and to report to the Minister on, any matter on which the Minister wishes to be advised in relation to the management and administration of the NSW Police Force. > > > (2) For the purpose of conducting such an inquiry, an authorised person may, at any time, do any of the following— > > > > > (a) enter any police premises, > > > > > (b) call for, and inspect, all or any police records, documents, files or other matter, whether of the same or of a different kind, on police premises, > > > > > (c) question and seek information from any member of the NSW Police Force. > > > (3) A member of the NSW Police Force who fails— > > > > > (a) to comply with any requirement made of the member by an authorised person under this section, or > > > > > (b) to give all assistance and co-operation to an authorised person, > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both. > > **s 217 (formerly s 116):** Renumbered 1993 No 38, Sch 3 (10). Subst 1996 No 108, Sch 1 (64).