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by the Minister; and
 (c) request further advice from the ACCC about the proposal or the ACCC's advice.
 (2) If the Minister requests further advice from the ACCC, the Minister:
 (a) must specify a date by which the ACCC is to provide the further advice; and
 (b) may, by written notice, extend the timeframe within which the ACCC is to provide the further advice; and
 (c) must publish on the Department's Internet site any further advice provided by the ACCC, before making, amending or revoking water charge rules.

Subdivision 4.1.6—Disclosure of information

4.09  Minister may disclose to ACCC written submissions
 (1) The Minister may, at any time before or after making, amending or revoking water charge rules, disclose to the ACCC:
 (a) any written submissions about proposed water charge rules that the Minister receives; or
 (b) any information in the submissions, including information that the Minister has decided is confidential information under paragraph 4.10(1)(b).
 (2) The Minister must require the ACCC not to publish or disclose a written submission given to it by the Minister, or any information in the submission, that the Minister has decided is confidential information under paragraph 4.10(1)(b).
 (3) The Minister must require the ACCC not to publish or disclose a written submission given to it by the Minister, or any information in the submission, if the submission was given to the Minister in response to an invitation made under regulation 4.03.
 (4) The Minister may require the ACCC not to publish or disclose a submission or specified information contained in the submission.

4.10  Minister may publish written submissions unless confidential
 (1) The Minister may, at any time before or after making, amending or revoking water charge rules, publish any information that is received by the Minister in a written submission about the proposed rules, unless:
 (a) the person who gave the information, claims, when giving the information to the Minister, that it contains confidential information; and
 (b) the Minister decides that the written submission contains confidential information.
 (2) If:
 (a) a written submission is given to the Minister under this Division; and
 (b) the person who gave the written submission to the Minister claimed that it contained confidential information; and
 (c) the Minister decides that the written submission does contain confidential information as claimed;
then the Minister may publish the written submission if the confidential information is omitted.
 (3) If, under subregulation (2), the Minister does omit information from a written submission, the Minister must, before publishing the written submission, cause a note to that effect to be included in the document at the place in the document from which the information is omitted.
 (4) This regulation does not apply to the provision of written