PART 4

SUPPLEMENTARY

Information sharing

Information about estates or interests in Crown land
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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.