What may the Fair Trade Commission ask of other administrative bodies, who may it ask, and on what grounds?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file we read the Fair Trade Commission's letter making the request, the papers showing the recipient is a head of a central administrative agency or a local government, and the material tying the request to promoting consumer rights or running the Policy Committee.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the conditions as written: the Fair Trade Commission may, where necessary for promoting consumer rights or for the operation of the Policy Committee and the like, request that heads of central administrative agencies and of local governments, and other related administrative agencies, give opinions and submit materials, with necessity being the Commission's own finding.
Another reading focuses on the closing words 'other related administrative agencies', which the provision leaves undefined, so the class of bodies that can be asked is open-ended, while the provision says nothing about what a body must do if it cannot supply the material requested.
Your judgment
On what basis in the file could a body asked for materials show that it is not a related administrative agency, or that the request was not necessary?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We revisit this card if the provision is amended to narrow the class of bodies or to add a duty to respond, or if a decision explains what makes a request necessary.