78Cancellation and reissuing of confidentiality notice

78 Cancellation and reissuing of confidentiality notice

(1) If at any time the Commission considers on reasonable grounds that it is necessary to restrict disclosure of a different restricted matter from any of those specified in a confidentiality notice in respect of a particular investigation to ensure that the disclosure would not be likely to have the effect specified in section 77(1)(a) or (b), the Commission must issue to the person to whom the confidentiality notice was issued—

(b) a new confidentiality notice in respect of that investigation under section 77(1).

(2) If at any time the Commission considers on reasonable grounds that disclosure of a particular restricted matter specified in a confidentiality notice in respect of a particular investigation would no longer be likely to have the effect specified in section 77(1)(a) or (b), the Commission must issue to the person to whom the confidentiality notice was issued—

(b) a new confidentiality notice in respect of that investigation under subsection (1).

(3) If at any time the Commission considers on reasonable grounds that disclosure of the restricted matter or restricted matters specified in a confidentiality notice in respect of a particular investigation would no longer be likely to have the effect specified in section 77(1)(a) or (b), the Commission must issue to the person to whom the confidentiality notice was issued a notice cancelling the confidentiality notice.

(4) If at any time the Commission considers on reasonable grounds that a direction or authorisation in a confidentiality notice in relation to the disclosure of a restricted matter or restricted matters specified in the confidentiality notice should be varied or cancelled, or a further direction or authorisation should be given, the Commission must issue to the person to whom the confidentiality notice was issued—

(b) a new confidentiality notice under section 77(1).

(5) At the conclusion of an investigation in respect of which a confidentiality notice was issued, the Commission must issue to the person to whom the confidentiality notice was issued a notice cancelling the confidentiality notice, unless—

(a) the Commission has applied for an order under section 79 extending the confidentiality notice and the application has not been determined; or

(b) the Supreme Court has made an order under section 79 extending the confidentiality notice; or

(c) the confidentiality notice has already been cancelled under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (4) or section 79(3).

(6) A confidentiality notice in respect of a particular investigation ceases to have effect on whichever of the following occurs first—

(a) the date on which the Commission issues a notice cancelling the confidentiality notice under subsection (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) or section 79(3);