[13AA. Registrar may refuse to disclose information relating to
 inspection---(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Official Information
 Act 1982, but subject to subsections (4) and (5) of section 13A of this
 Act, any person who makes an inspection under section 13A (1) of this
 Act, and any person to whom that person has, pursuant to subsection (4)
 or subsection (5) of section 13A of this Act or otherwise, given,
 divulged, or communicated any information that the first-mentioned
 person has acquired as a result of that inspection, may refuse to
 disclose any such information to any other person until the purpose for
 which that inspection is carried out has been satisfied.

   (2) Notwithstanding anything in the Official Information Act 1982,
 where any person requests the Registrar or any person referred to in
 subsection (4) (a) or (b) or (c) or (d) or subsection (5) (a) or (b) of
 section 13A of this Act to disclose whether an inspection under section
 13A (1) of this Act is being, or is proposed to be, or has been carried
 out, the Registrar or, as the case may require, that person shall not be
 required to disclose that information under the Official Information Act
 1982 unless the disclosure of that information would not be likely to
 prejudice the commercial position of any registered society or any other
 person, and there is no other good reason for withholding that
 information under that Act.]

       This section was inserted by s. 25 (1) of the Official Information
     Amendment Act 1987.