89Exempt information given to inspectors

#### 89 Exempt information given to inspectors (1) If: (a) an inspector enters premises under Part 2 or 3 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as that Part applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsections 85(1) and 86(1) of this Act, and the information mentioned in subsection 85(2) of this Act; and (b) the inspector asks the occupier of the premises, or requires any person on the premises, to answer any question or produce any document; the occupier or person may apply to the Director, in the approved form, for one or more of the following to be treated as exempt information under section 75: (c) specified information given in answer to the question; (d) specified information in the document; (e) specified information obtained by the inspector, or a person assisting the inspector, because of that entry or of the exercise of powers under that Part as a result of that entry. (2) Before making such an application, the occupier of the premises, or the person on the premises, may inform the inspector of: (a) the occupier’s or person’s intention to make such an application; and (b) the information (the prospective information) to be specified in such an application. (3) If the occupier of the premises, or the person on the premises, so informs the inspector, the prospective information is taken to be exempt information for the purposes of this Act until whichever of the following occurs first: (a) the occupier or person makes the application; (b) the end of the period of 7 days beginning on the day the inspector was so informed.