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Building Act 2004

Regulation of building practitioners - Building Practitioners Board - Reporting by Board

352: Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Board

You could also call this:

“The Minister can ask the Board for information, but sometimes the Board can say no to protect people's privacy.”

You need to give the Minister any information about the Board’s activities that they ask for. However, you can say no to the Minister’s request in certain situations. You can refuse if you need to protect someone’s privacy, including someone who has died. You can also refuse if the Official Information Act 1982 would allow you to keep the information secret. This applies if the Minister’s need for the information isn’t more important than protecting someone’s privacy. Lastly, you can refuse if the information is about something where the Board or someone working for the Board has to make a fair decision, like a judge would.

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Part 4 Regulation of building practitioners
Building Practitioners Board: Reporting by Board

352Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Board

  1. The Board must supply to the Minister any information relating to the affairs of the Board that the Minister requests.

  2. However, a request may be refused if—

  3. withholding the information is necessary to protect the privacy of any person (including a deceased person); and
    1. there would, under the Official Information Act 1982, be good reason for withholding the information if—
      1. the request had been made under section 12 of that Act and section 9(2)(a) of that Act applied; and
        1. the need to protect the privacy of any person were not outweighed by the Minister's need to have the information in order to discharge the Minister's ministerial duties; and
        2. the information relates to a particular matter in respect of which the Board or any person appointed or employed by the Board is required to act judicially.