Section 27 — Resource Management Act 1991: Minister may require local authorities to supply information

27 Minister may require local authorities to supply information (1) The Minister for the Environment may require the bodies described in subsection (2) to supply the information described in subsection (3) . (2) The bodies are— (a) a local authority; and (b) a network utility operator approved as a requiring authority; and (c) a body corporate approved as a heritage protection authority. (3) The information is information to which all the following apply: (a) it is about the body's exercise of any of its functions, powers, or duties under this Act; and (b) it is held by the body; and (c) it may reasonably be required by the Minister. (4) The Minister must require the information in a notice that— (a) is in writing; and (b) is dated. (5) The body— (a) must supply the Minister with the information within— (i) 20 working days of the date of the notice; or (ii) a longer time set by the Minister; and (b) must not charge the Minister for the supply. Subsection (2) was inserted, as from 7 July 1993, by section 18 Resource Management Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 65). Section 27 was substituted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 9 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.