(1) A board may request the Minister to delete a matter from the copies of a report (and accompanying documents) that are to be made public if the board believes, on reasonable grounds, that the disclosure of the matter would compromise the competitiveness or commercial operations of another person.

(2) The Minister may comply with a request under subsection (1) unless the matter is one that is required under Schedule 5, clause 35 to be included in the report.

(3) If the Minister complies with a request under subsection (1) the copies of the report are to include a statement that a matter has been deleted from it under this section.