Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008
sec.23Confidentiality agreement with prospective purchasers
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sec.23 Confidentiality agreement with prospective purchasers
A prospective purchaser may enter into a confidentiality agreement with the State for the purpose of obtaining access to information in the possession or control of an airport entity. The agreement must state— the information to which access may be given; and the employees or agents of the prospective purchaser to whom the access may be given; and any conditions of the agreement. Information mentioned in subsection (2) (a) may be identified by description including by a stated category. The persons mentioned in subsection (2) (b) may be identified by name, by a stated class, or by being a person approved by the State. In this section— a reference to an agreement includes a deed; and a reference to entering into an agreement with the State includes executing a deed in favour of the State. In this section— prospective purchaser means a person who has expressed to the State an interest in purchasing an airport entity, shares in an airport entity or part or all of a business of an airport entity. (sec.23-ssec.1) A prospective purchaser may enter into a confidentiality agreement with the State for the purpose of obtaining access to information in the possession or control of an airport entity. (sec.23-ssec.2) The agreement must state— the information to which access may be given; and the employees or agents of the prospective purchaser to whom the access may be given; and any conditions of the agreement. (sec.23-ssec.3) Information mentioned in subsection (2) (a) may be identified by description including by a stated category. (sec.23-ssec.4) The persons mentioned in subsection (2) (b) may be identified by name, by a stated class, or by being a person approved by the State. (sec.23-ssec.5) In this section— a reference to an agreement includes a deed; and a reference to entering into an agreement with the State includes executing a deed in favour of the State. (sec.23-ssec.6) In this section— prospective purchaser means a person who has expressed to the State an interest in purchasing an airport entity, shares in an airport entity or part or all of a business of an airport entity.
- (a) the information to which access may be given; and
- (b) the employees or agents of the prospective purchaser to whom the access may be given; and
- (c) any conditions of the agreement.
- (a) a reference to an agreement includes a deed; and
- (b) a reference to entering into an agreement with the State includes executing a deed in favour of the State.