Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A party (the requesting party ) to the negotiation may give another party (the responding party ) a request that the responding party give the requesting party specified information if:
(a) the information is held by the responding party or a related body corporate of the responding party; and
(b) it is reasonable for the requesting party to make the request for the purposes of this Division.
(2) The request must:
(a) be made in writing; and
(b) set out reasons why it is reasonable for the requesting party to make the request for the purposes of this Division; and
(c) if regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph specify other requirements--comply with those requirements.
(3) After the request is made, the responding party must ensure that:
(a) the request is complied with no later than 21 days after the request was given to the responding party, or any later date the requesting party agrees to; and
(b) the information requested is given in a readily readable form, including (where requested) in electronic file format with all underlying data files and inputs; and
(c) the information given is, or is relevant to, the specified information mentioned in subsection (1); and
(d) if regulations made for the purposes of this paragraph specify other requirements for that information--those requirements are satisfied.
Duty of good faith
(4) Each party to a negotiation under this Division must request or provide information under this section in a manner and at a time consistent with the duty of the party to negotiate in good faith under subsection 153ZEJ(2).