34Sharing information with other persons or bodies

1. The Registrar may communicate to any of the persons or bodies referred to in subsection (4) any information that the Registrar—

2. holds (other than on the register) in relation to the exercise of the Registrar’s powers or the performance of the Registrar’s functions and duties; and
3. considers may assist the person or body in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its functions and duties.

4. The Registrar may use any information communicated to the Registrar by a person or body referred to in subsection (4) in the Registrar’s exercise of the Registrar’s powers or the performance of the Registrar’s functions and duties.

5. This section applies despite anything to the contrary in any enactment, contract, deed, or document.

6. The persons or bodies to which this section applies are—

7. the Financial Markets Authority:
8. the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:
9. any other licensing authority identified in Schedule 2:
10. the New Zealand Police:
11. the person responsible for an approved dispute resolution scheme:
12. the Commerce Commission:
13. the disciplinary committee:
14. the Registrar of New Zealand Business Numbers appointed under the New Zealand Business Number Act 2016:
15. a prescribed agency that carries out supervisory or enforcement functions relating to money laundering or terrorist financing:
16. a prescribed overseas agency that is the equivalent of the Registrar or of a body referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c), but only where there is a written agreement between the overseas agency and the Minister about sharing the information.