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Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act 2025
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### sec.30 Minister may require information
This section applies if—
the council gives the Minister a notice under section 29 ; or
the Minister has a concern about the financial viability, administration or management of the institute or the council.
The Minister may, by written notice given to the council, ask the council to do either or both of the following within a stated reasonable period and in a stated reasonable way—
give the Minister information in the council’s possession about a stated matter;
make information in the council’s possession about a stated matter available for inspection by the Minister.
Unless the Minister is satisfied there are exceptional circumstances, the Minister must consult with the council before giving a notice under subsection (2) .
The council must comply with a notice given under subsection (2) .
If the council gives the Minister a document under this section, the Minister may keep the document to copy it and must return the document to the council as soon as practicable after copying it.
The Minister may disclose the information given to the Minister under this section to an entity the Minister considers appropriate to help the Minister assess—
the financial viability of the institute or the council; or
how the institute or the council is being administered or managed.
In this section—
information includes a document.
(sec.30-ssec.1) This section applies if— the council gives the Minister a notice under section 29 ; or the Minister has a concern about the financial viability, administration or management of the institute or the council.
(sec.30-ssec.2) The Minister may, by written notice given to the council, ask the council to do either or both of the following within a stated reasonable period and in a stated reasonable way— give the Minister information in the council’s possession about a stated matter; make information in the council’s possession about a stated matter available for inspection by the Minister.
(sec.30-ssec.3) Unless the Minister is satisfied there are exceptional circumstances, the Minister must consult with the council before giving a notice under subsection (2) .
(sec.30-ssec.4) The council must comply with a notice given under subsection (2) .
(sec.30-ssec.5) If the council gives the Minister a document under this section, the Minister may keep the document to copy it and must return the document to the council as soon as practicable after copying it.
(sec.30-ssec.6) The Minister may disclose the information given to the Minister under this section to an entity the Minister considers appropriate to help the Minister assess— the financial viability of the institute or the council; or how the institute or the council is being administered or managed.
(sec.30-ssec.7) In this section— information includes a document.
- (a) the council gives the Minister a notice under section 29 ; or
- (b) the Minister has a concern about the financial viability, administration or management of the institute or the council.
- (a) give the Minister information in the council’s possession about a stated matter;
- (b) make information in the council’s possession about a stated matter available for inspection by the Minister.
- (a) the financial viability of the institute or the council; or
- (b) how the institute or the council is being administered or managed.