Commentary on Sections Part 6: Information, Advice and Guidance Section 131: Persons required to provide information to the Commission
404.This section allows the Commission to issue a notice to request information for the purposes of the exercise of the Commission’s functions from those listed in subsection (2), which include persons that it funds and/or regulates, such as higher education and further education institutions.
405.This section places restrictions on the information the Commission can require, to ensure the information requested by the Commission is relevant to the Commission’s functions.
406.This section sets out what a notice may require including, but not limited to, the time within which the person must provide the information. Further, the Commission may enforce a request for such information by application for an injunction.
407.The Commission may also give information to those listed in this section, and any other person it considers appropriate, about any matter related to its functions.