66IUse of documents or other information

66I Use of documents or other information

[Section 66I of Part 3 Inserted by No. 28 of 2020, s. 46, Applied:30 Dec 2020]

(1)  The Regulator –

(a) may examine, take possession of, or make copies of and take extracts from –

(i) any document provided under a requirement referred to in section 66H(1)(b) or (c) ; or

(ii) any document containing information provided to the Regulator in accordance with a requirement under section 66H(3) ; or

(iii) any written submission made by a person in relation to the investigation; and

(b) may –

(i) if the document is provided under a requirement referred to in section 66H(1)(b) or (c) or under section 66H(3) , retain the document for so long as is necessary for the purposes of the investigation; or

(ii) if the document is a written submission made by a person in relation to the investigation, retain the document; 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)  The Regulator may give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication of –

(a) any answer, document or other information provided to the Regulator under a requirement referred to in section 66H(1)(b) or (c) or under section 66H(3) or provided as a written submission in relation to an investigation; or

(b) a part of any such answer, document or other information; or

(c) a copy of, or extract from, any such answer, document, other information or part.