Section 80
Private inquiry and confidential materials
of Water Services Industry Act 2006
(1)
Notwithstanding subsection 78(3), an inquiry or a part of an inquiry may be conducted in private if the Commission is satisfied that—
(a)
a document or information that may be given, or a matter that may arise during the public inquiry or a part of the inquiry is of a confidential nature; or
(b)
the inquiry or part of the inquiry of a matter or part of a matter would not be conducive to the due administration of this Act if the inquiry or part of the inquiry is open to the public.
(2)
The Commission may order that all evidence, document or other materials presented at a public inquiry which are of a confidential nature not to be published or disclosed by any person or that the publication or disclosure of such evidence, document or materials by any person to be restricted.
(3)
If an inquiry or part of an inquiry takes place in private, the
Commission shall give instructions as to the persons who may be present at the inquiry or part of the inquiry.