38. (1) The Minister may, for the purposes of promoting good governance in the sharing of information, whether under this Act or any other enactment, relating to the maritime area, give a direction in writing to a public body to give to the Minister, within the period specified in the direction (being a period reasonable in all the circumstances of the case), the information, relating to the maritime area, specified in the direction.

(2) A direction under subsection (1) may specify that the information concerned be given to the Minister on a periodic basis.

(3) A public body the subject of a direction under subsection (1) shall comply with the direction.

(4) The Minister may enter in the Database such particulars of information given to him or her pursuant to a direction under subsection (1) that the Minister is satisfied should be readily available for access by users or proposed users of the maritime area and interested members of the public.