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Part 3Investigation and enforcement
Investigation and enforcement by Panel: Panel's powers of inspection

31ENon-disclosure of information from inspection

  1. A person must not communicate to any other person any information acquired in the course of an inspection under section 31A except—

  2. in accordance with section 31C; or
    1. for the purposes of this Act, the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011, or any of the Acts listed in Schedule 1 of that Act; or
      1. in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982 or the Privacy Act 2020; or
        1. in the course of any criminal proceedings (but subject to the limitation in section 31C(1)(b)).

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          Notes
          • Section 31E: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Takeovers Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 30).
          • Section 31E(b): replaced, on , by section 82 of the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011 (2011 No 5).
          • Section 31E(c): amended, on , by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).
          • Section 31E(d): amended, on , by section 25(2) of the Takeovers Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 45).