Prohibition against disclosure
384(1)For the purpose of protecting the integrity of an investigation under this Part, the Financial and Consumer Services Commission may make an order that applies for the duration of the investigation, prohibiting a person from disclosing to any person other than the person’s lawyer the following information:
(a)
the fact that an investigation is being conducted;
(b)
the name of any person examined or sought to be examined;
(c)
the nature or content of any questions asked;
(d)
the nature or content of any demands for the production of any document or other thing; or
(e)
the fact that any document or other thing was produced.
384(2)An order under subsection (1) does not apply to disclosures authorized by the regulations or by the Superintendent in writing.
384(3)An investigator making an investigation under this Part may make, or authorize the making of, any disclosure of information that may be required for the effectual conduct of the investigation.
384(4)The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may make regulations and the Financial and Consumer Services Commission may make rules authorizing disclosures for the purposes of subsection (2).
2016, c.36, s.7; 2021, c.8, s.94