s 41 Restriction on right to communicate certain matters relating to audit of licensee’s accounts
41.—(1) Except as may be necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, or for the purpose of an investigation into any offence under any written law, or so far as may be required for the purposes of any legal proceedings (whether civil or criminal) —(a) an auditor appointed under section 39; or (b) any employee of such auditor, must not disclose any information that comes to the auditor’s or employee’s knowledge in the course of performing the auditor’s or employee’s duties, to any person other than the Registrar, and in the case of an employee of such auditor, the auditor. [7/2018] (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.[24C [7/2018]