Statistics Act · s 6

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(1)

Except with the prior consent in writing of the to the com-b h f

( h h munication of person y w om, or 0 any person w et er as agent or information principal) carrying on an undertaking in relation to which

Notice to re-quire particu-lars statistics have been collected, no statistic collected by the

Competent Officer shall be used for the purpose of deter-mining any liability of any such person or undertaking to any description of taxation or levy or otherwise to be com-municated to any Government department or other author-ity or person, being a department, authority or person likely to use it for the purpose.

(2)

In communicating statistics collected by it or the interpretation thereof the Competent Officer shall take steps to ensure that the identity or any person or undertak-ing to whom or to which it relates is not thereby disclosed.