PART 5Supplementary

Information

I174Sharing of information between councils

1

A council may provide to any other council any information held by the council in connection with its functions under this Act.

2

Information may be provided under subsection (1) only on the request of the other council; and may be used by that council only in connection with its functions under this Act.

3

This section—

a

has effect notwithstanding any restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by any statutory provision or rule of law, and

b

does not limit the circumstances in which information may be used or provided apart from this section.