56Use of documents or other information

56 Use of documents or other information

(1)  The Regulator –

(a) may examine, take possession of, make copies of and take extracts from any document provided under a requirement referred to in section 55(1)(b) or (c) ; and

(b) may retain that document for so long as is necessary for the purposes of the investigation; and

(c) is to allow a person who would be entitled to inspect the document if it were not in the possession of the Regulator to inspect it, make a copy of it or take an extract from it at any reasonable time.

(2)  [Section 56 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 2015, s. 36, Applied:01 Jul 2015] The Regulator may give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of any answer, document or other information provided to the Regulator under a requirement referred to in section 55(1) , a part of any such answer, document or other information or a copy of or extract from any such answer, document, other information or part.

(3)  A person must not contravene a direction given under subsection (2) .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months, or both.

(4)  [Section 56 Subsection (4) amended by No. 13 of 2015, s. 36, Applied:01 Jul 2015] The Regulator may make any answer, document or other information provided to the Regulator under a requirement referred to in section 55(1) or part of any such answer, document or other information available to any person as the Regulator considers appropriate except where –

(a) to do so would contravene a direction; or

(b) the answer, document, other information or part contains information which is exempt information under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 or the Right to Information Act 2009 .