Version as at 1 July 2024 Crown Entities Act 2004 Part 3 s 135 relate to the Crown entities’ asset holdings or presence in a region). (2C) Information supplied under subsection (2A) must not be used for the purpose of assessing the operations and performance of the Crown entity or the Crown entity group. (3) This section is subject to section 134. Compare: 1989 No 44 s 45B(1) Section 133(2A): inserted, on 18 July 2013, by section 33 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 133(2B): inserted, on 18 July 2013, by section 33 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). Section 133(2C): inserted, on 18 July 2013, by section 33 of the Crown Entities Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 51). 134 Good reasons for refusing to supply requested information (1) A request for information under section 133 may be refused if— (a) the withholding of the information is necessary to protect the privacy of a person (whether or not a natural person or a deceased person); or (b) the supply of the information would limit the ability of the Crown entity, or of any of its employees, members, or office holders, to act judicially, or to carry out the statutorily independent functions of the entity, in relation to a particular matter. (2) The reason in subsection (1)(a) applies only if it is not out-weighed by the Minister’s need to have the information in order to discharge the Minister’s ministerial duties. (3) The information cannot be withheld other than for the reasons in subsection (1), and cannot be withheld at all if it could not properly be withheld under the Official Information Act 1982. (4) Section 178 of the Companies Act 1993 does not entitle a Crown entity com‐ pany or Crown entity subsidiary to refuse to provide information requested under this subpart. Compare: 1989 No 44 s 45B(2) 135 Members, office holders, and employees are officials (1) This section applies to— (a) members, office holders, and employees of the following Crown entities: (i) a statutory entity: (ii) a Crown entity company: (iii) a school board: (iv) a Crown entity subsidiary that is wholly owned by 1 or more Crown entities referred to in subparagraphs (i) to (iii): 63