sec.53Monitoring and assessment of trust

### sec.53 Monitoring and assessment of trust The Minister may ask an appropriately qualified officer of the department or another appropriately qualified person to investigate, and report to the Minister on, any matter relating to the trust. The person may give written directions to the trust for the investigation. Without limiting subsection (2) , the person may direct the trust— to give to the person any information about the trust that the person considers necessary or desirable in connection with the investigation; and to permit other persons authorised by the person to have access to specified records and other documents about the trust that the person considers necessary or desirable in connection with the investigation; and to take steps the person considers necessary or desirable for the investigation. The trust must ensure that any direction given to it under this section is complied with. Before reporting on the investigation to the Minister, the person must consult with the trust about the report. s 53 ins 1997 No. 79 s 59 (sec.53-ssec.1) The Minister may ask an appropriately qualified officer of the department or another appropriately qualified person to investigate, and report to the Minister on, any matter relating to the trust. (sec.53-ssec.2) The person may give written directions to the trust for the investigation. (sec.53-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) , the person may direct the trust— to give to the person any information about the trust that the person considers necessary or desirable in connection with the investigation; and to permit other persons authorised by the person to have access to specified records and other documents about the trust that the person considers necessary or desirable in connection with the investigation; and to take steps the person considers necessary or desirable for the investigation. (sec.53-ssec.4) The trust must ensure that any direction given to it under this section is complied with. (sec.53-ssec.5) Before reporting on the investigation to the Minister, the person must consult with the trust about the report. - (a) to give to the person any information about the trust that the person considers necessary or desirable in connection with the investigation; and - (b) to permit other persons authorised by the person to have access to specified records and other documents about the trust that the person considers necessary or desirable in connection with the investigation; and - (c) to take steps the person considers necessary or desirable for the investigation.