(1)
A society may refuse to provide the information if—
withholding the information is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons; or
the disclosure of the information would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial position of the society or of any of its members; or
the disclosure of the information would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial position of any other person, whether or not that person supplied the information to the society; or
the information is not relevant to the operation or affairs of the society; or
the request for the information is frivolous or vexatious.
(2)
Subsection (1) does not limit the reasons for which a society may refuse to provide the information.
(3)
However, the constitution of a society may negate subsection (2) (with the effect that the reasons for which a society may refuse to provide the information are limited to those in subsection (1)).
Compare: 1993 No 105 s 178(4)