sec.48Power to require certain information from government agency

### sec.48 Power to require certain information from government agency The authority may require the government agency, by written notice given to the agency, to— give the authority stated information relevant to the complaint within a stated period; or produce a stated document relevant to the complaint to the authority at a stated time and place. The government agency must comply with the notice unless— the stated information or document is subject to legal professional privilege, parliamentary privilege or public interest immunity; or giving the stated information or document to the authority is prohibited under an Act; or giving the stated information or document to the authority could reasonably be expected to prejudice the investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of a law. The government agency is not liable for a breach of a contract, confidence or duty for giving the authority a copy of the stated information, or producing the stated document to the authority, in compliance with the notice. s 48 prev s 48 om 2015 No. 29 s 65 pres s 48 ins 2021 No. 12 s 203 (sec.48-ssec.1) The authority may require the government agency, by written notice given to the agency, to— give the authority stated information relevant to the complaint within a stated period; or produce a stated document relevant to the complaint to the authority at a stated time and place. (sec.48-ssec.2) The government agency must comply with the notice unless— the stated information or document is subject to legal professional privilege, parliamentary privilege or public interest immunity; or giving the stated information or document to the authority is prohibited under an Act; or giving the stated information or document to the authority could reasonably be expected to prejudice the investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of a law. (sec.48-ssec.3) The government agency is not liable for a breach of a contract, confidence or duty for giving the authority a copy of the stated information, or producing the stated document to the authority, in compliance with the notice. - (a) give the authority stated information relevant to the complaint within a stated period; or - (b) produce a stated document relevant to the complaint to the authority at a stated time and place. - (a) the stated information or document is subject to legal professional privilege, parliamentary privilege or public interest immunity; or - (b) giving the stated information or document to the authority is prohibited under an Act; or - (c) giving the stated information or document to the authority could reasonably be expected to prejudice the investigation of a contravention, or possible contravention, of a law.