153Disclosing personal or commercially sensitive information to courts and tribunals etc. by entrusted persons

153 Disclosing personal or commercially sensitive information to courts and tribunals etc. by entrusted persons

(1) Except where it is necessary to do so for the purposes of giving effect to this Act, an entrusted person is not to be required: (a) to produce a document containing protected information to a body mentioned in subsection (2); or (b) to disclose protected information to such a body; if either of the following applies: (c) the information is personal information of an individual other than the entrusted person; (d) there is a risk that production of the document or disclosure of the information might substantially prejudice the commercial interests of a person. (2) The bodies are a court, tribunal, authority or other person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.