33ANK.— (1) When an investigation is completed, the responsible authorised officer shall, after considering—

(a) the notice given under section 33ANJ(1) and any notice given under section 33ANJ(2),

(b) any relevant information or evidence gathered or received in the course of the investigation, and

(c) any response made by the person to whom the investigation relates in accordance with a statement referred to in paragraph (c) of section 33ANJ(3), and any other relevant submission or statement made by the person in the course of the investigation,

as soon as practicable prepare a draft report of the investigation.

(2) The responsible authorised officer shall, as soon as practicable after preparing the draft report, give the person to whom the investigation relates—

(a) a copy of the draft report,

(b) a copy of this section, and

(c) a notice in writing stating that the person may make submissions in writing to the responsible authorised officer on the draft report within the period stated in the notice, which shall be—

(i) 7 days from the date on which the notice is served, or

(ii) such longer period as the authorised officer considers necessary to give the person an opportunity to respond.

(3) The responsible authorised officer shall, as soon as practicable after the end of the period referred to in subsection (2)(c), and having considered any submissions made in accordance with that paragraph, make any revisions to the draft report that in the opinion of the authorised officer are warranted, and finalise the report.

(4) The responsible authorised officer shall not make any recommendation, or express any opinion, in a draft report under subsection (1) or in a final report under subsection (3), as to—

(a) whether any sanction (or, if so, what sanction) should be imposed under section 33AQ(3) if the Bank makes a finding that the person is committing or has committed a prescribed contravention, or

(b) whether any sanction (or, if so, what sanction) should be imposed under section 33AQ(5) if the Bank makes a finding that the person is participating or has participated, while performing a relevant controlled function, in the commission of a prescribed contravention.

(5) The responsible authorised officer shall, as soon as practicable after the report has been finalised under subsection (3), provide to the Bank and to the person to whom the investigation relates—

(a) a copy of the final report, and

(b) a copy of any submissions made in accordance with subsection (2)(c).

(6) A draft report and final report under this section shall include any material that in the opinion of the responsible authorised officer is relevant to the consideration of the report by the Bank under section 33AO(1) or (2) or 33AR(2) or (4).

(7) A person who receives a copy of a final report or any submissions under subsection (5) shall not, subject to section 33AK, disclose the existence of or the content of the report or the submissions unless authorised to do so by the Bank in writing or required to do so by law.

(8) Nothing in subsection (7) prevents a person from disclosing the existence of or the content of a report or submissions to his or her legal representative.

(9) A person who without reasonable excuse contravenes subsection (7) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.]