(1) This section applies if:
(a) information or a document is disclosed to, or obtained by, a person (the public official ) in the course of the person performing a function or duty, or exercising a power, under or in relation to this Act; and
(b) there is a risk that disclosure of the information or document might substantially prejudice the commercial interests of a person other than the public official.
Information not to be disclosed to court or tribunal
(2) The public official must not, except for the purposes of this Act, be required to disclose the information to, or produce the document in or to, a court, tribunal, authority or other person having power to require the production of documents or the answering of questions.