18. Minister to have access to information
(1) The Minister is entitled ¾
(a) to have information in the possession of the Authority; and
(b) if the information is in or on a document, to have, and make and retain copies of, that document.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may ¾
(a) request the Authority to provide information to the Minister;
(b) request the Authority to give the Minister access to information;
(c) for the purposes of paragraph (b), make use of a member of staff to obtain the information and provide it to the Minister.
(3) The Authority is to comply with a request under subsection (2) and make its staff and facilities available to the Minister for the purposes of paragraph (c) of that subsection.
(4) In this section ¾
}document~ includes any tape, disc, or other device or medium on which information is recorded or stored;
}information~ means information specified, or of a description specified, by the Minister that relates to the functions of the Authority.