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(g) order a person not to publish or otherwise disclose any material produced to the Tribunal;

(h) prohibit the publication or disclosure of any material the Tribunal receives at any sitting, or any part of a sitting, that is held in camera;

(i) stay any of the proceedings in the review on such grounds and on such terms and conditions as it considers appropriate having regard to the interests of justice;

(j) determine the procedure to be followed in connection with the review;

(k) order that costs be paid to any party to the review or any person who is required to attend before it for the purpose of the review;

(l) hear an application for stay of proceedings for a review by the applicant at any time before its determination is made; and

(m) exercise such other powers or make such other orders as may be necessary for or ancillary to the conduct of the review or the performance of its functions.

(2) Subsection (1)(c) does not empower the Tribunal to require—

(a) the banker or financial adviser of an applicant to disclose any information relating to the affairs of any person other than the applicant; or

(b) a solicitor or counsel to disclose any privileged communication, whether oral or written, made to or by him in that capacity.

(3) A person commits an offence if he, without reasonable excuse—

(a) fails to comply with an order, notice, prohibition or requirement of the Tribunal made or given under or pursuant to subsection (1);

(b) having been required by the Tribunal under subsection (1)(c) to attend before the Tribunal, leaves the place where his attendance is so required without the permission of the Tribunal;

(c) hinders or deters any person from attending before the Tribunal, giving evidence or producing any article, record or document, for the purpose of a review;

(d) threatens, insults or causes any loss to be suffered by any person who has attended before the Tribunal, on account of such attendance; or

(e) threatens, insults or causes any loss to be suffered by the Chairman, or any member, of the Tribunal at any time on account of the performance of his functions in that capacity.

(4) A person who commits an offence under subsection (3) is liable—

(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine of $1,000,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years; or