Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRICES SURVEILLANCE ACT 1983 No. 145, 1983 - SECT 33

33. Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 31 and 32, where-

   (a)  a person claims that information (in this section referred to as
the ''relevant information'')-

        (i)    made available, or to be made available, by or on behalf of the
               person (whether in oral evidence or in a written statement,
               submission or other document) at the hearing of an inquiry; or

        (ii)   furnished, or contained in a document produced, by the person
               in accordance with section 32,

is information the disclosure of which would damage the competitive position
of the person; and

   (b)  the Authority is satisfied that the claim is justified and is not of
        the opinion that disclosure of the relevant information is necessary
        in the public interest,
the Authority shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the
relevant information is not, without the consent of the person, disclosed, in
the proceedings or by the Authority, to a person other than-

   (c)  a member or associate member; or

   (d)  a member of the staff of the Authority who receives the relevant
        information in the course of his duties.