(9) The investigator may, and if so directed by the Commission
shall, make interim reports to the Commission, and on the conclusion
of his investigation shall make a final report to the Commission.
(10)
Notwithstanding section 55, the Commission may, with the
consent of the Attorney General, cause a report under this section to
be published.
(11)
A person who is a legal practitioner shall not be required
under this section to disclose any information (other than the name
and address of a client) or produce any record or other document
which he would be entitled to refuse to disclose or produce on
grounds of legal professional privilege in proceedings in the High
Court.
(12) Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring an
institution authorized to carry on banking business or the business
of taking deposits under the Banking Ordinance (Cap. 155) to disclose
any information or produce any record or other document relating to
the affairs of a customer to the investigator unless
(a) the customer is a person whom the investigator has reason
to believe may be able to give information relevant to the
investigation; and
(b) the Commission is satisfied that the disclosure or production
is necessary for the purposes of the investigation and
certifies in writing that that is the case,
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.