The ACCC may do any of the following things for the purpose s of an arbitration:
(a ) refer any matter to an expert and accept the expert's report as evidence;
(b) direct a party to conduct research or investigations to obtain relevant information;
(c) direct a person who is, or was, a party to give relevant information to one or more other parties;
(d ) direct a person not to divulge , or communicate to anyone else , stated information that was given to the person for the purposes of an arbitration unless the pers on is permitted by the ACCC;
(e ) give any other such direction, and do any such thing, as is necessary or expedient to make a determination .
Note: A person may commit an offence if the person does an act, or omits to do an act, that contravenes a direction under any of paragraphs ( b) to (e) (see section 25).