20—Disclosure of statistical information about expenditure on gambling activities
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may make publicly available statistical information about expenditure relating to gambling activities undertaken under a gambling Act if the statistics have been aggregated—
(a) to give the total expenditure for all gambling activities of a particular kind undertaken in a particular council area; or
(b) if gambling activities of a particular kind are undertaken at less than 3 locations in a particular council area—to give the total expenditure for all gambling operations of that kind in the council area together with an adjoining council area or areas so that the statistical information indicates expenditure for at least 3 locations where gambling of that kind is undertaken.
(2) The Commissioner may make publicly available information regarding expenditure on gambling activities undertaken under a gambling Act (including statistical information that has not been aggregated in accordance with subsection (1)) if—
(a) the Commissioner considers it is in the public interest to do so; or
(b) making the information available is reasonable in the circumstances; or
(c) the information is of a prescribed kind.
(3) In this section—
"council" means a municipal or district council.