sec.20Confidentiality agreement with prospective purchasers

### sec.20 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 the State or a declared 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 a declared entity, shares in a declared entity or part or all of a business or asset of a declared entity. (sec.20-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 the State or a declared entity. (sec.20-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.20-ssec.3) Information mentioned in subsection (2) (a) may be identified by description including by a stated category. (sec.20-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.20-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.20-ssec.6) In this section— prospective purchaser means a person who has expressed to the State an interest in purchasing a declared entity, shares in a declared entity or part or all of a business or asset of a declared 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.