(1) The * approved examiner may:
(a) on his or her own initiative; or
(b) at the request of the person being examined, or the * responsible authority;
give directions preventing or restricting disclosure to the public of matters contained in answers given or documents produced in the course of the * examination.
(2) In deciding whether or not to give a direction, the * approved examiner is to have regard to:
(a) whether:
(i) an answer that has been or may be given; or
(ii) a document that has been or may be produced; or
(iii) a matter that has arisen or may arise;
during the * examination is of a confidential nature or relates to the commission, or to the alleged or suspected commission, of an offence against a law of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; and
(b) any unfair prejudice to a person's reputation that would be likely to be caused unless the approved examiner gives the direction; and
(c) whether giving the direction is in the public interest; and
(d) any other relevant matter.