PART 4

SUPPLEMENTARY

Information sharing

Information about estates or interests in Crown land
62
1
This section applies to an estate or interest in Crown land which is not a private interest.
2
The Authority may, for the purpose of enabling or assisting it to exercise a function conferred by or under this Act, request the appropriate Crown authority to confirm in writing—
a
the nature of the estate or interest, and
b
if the authority knows of another person who has an estate or interest in the land, the other person’s name and contact details (if known).
3
In subsection (2)(b), “contact details”, in relation to a person, means the person’s address and any other information about how the person may be contacted.
4
The appropriate Crown authority must comply with a request under subsection (2) except to the extent—
a
that the information requested is not within the knowledge of the authority, or
b
that do to so will disclose information about—
i
national security, or
ii
the measures taken, or to be taken, to ensure the security of any land or other property.
S. 62 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 92(3)