38Power to ask for further information

38 Power to ask for further information When deciding an application for financial assistance the commissioner may— (a) make any inquiries that the commissioner believes on reasonable grounds are relevant to the application; and (b) by written notice, ask the applicant to give the commissioner the (i) further information, specified by the commissioner, about the application; Examples—further information 1 details about a complaint or report made to police about an act of 2 details about a report made to an agency providing assistance for family violence about a family violence incident

Commissioner may ask for information when deciding applications for Division 3.5 (ii) an authorisation that allows the commissioner to obtain further information about the application from another person.