Despite anything to the contrary in section 18 of the Business Licensing Authority Act 1998 , for the purposes of determining compliance with this Act and for carrying out the functions of the Business Licensing Authority or the Director under this Act—
(a) the Authority may disclose to the Director, any information collected in the course of carrying out the Authority's functions under this Act; and
(b) the Director may disclose to the Authority any information collected in the course of carrying out the Director's functions under this Act.