23Q—Senior Authorising Officer may require information from State
authorities
(1) The Senior
Authorising Officer may, by notice in writing, require a State authority to
provide to the Senior Authorising Officer such information relating to a
specified person as may be in the State authority's possession and that the
Senior Authorising Officer reasonably requires for the purposes of this Part.
(2) A State authority
must provide the information to the Senior Authorising Officer in the manner,
and within the period, specified in the notice.
(3) If a
State authority refuses or fails to comply with a notice under
subsection (1), the Senior Authorising Officer may, after consultation
with the State authority, report the refusal or failure to the Minister and to
the Minister responsible for the State authority.