17:16U-6. Certain materials not considered privileged
6. Materials described in this section shall not become privileged pursuant to the provisions of sections 3 and 4 of this act because they are utilized or incorporated in a voluntary compliance review report:
a. Documents, communications, data, reports or other information required to be collected, developed, maintained, reported or made available to a regulatory agency pursuant to any federal or State law, regulation, permit or order or in the normal processing of customer transactions.
b. Information obtained by observation, sampling or monitoring by any regulatory agency.
c. Information obtained from a source independent of the voluntary compliance review.
d. Information exchanged by and among the department and other appropriate regulators pursuant to an agreement between or among the regulatory agencies; provided, however, that notwithstanding this permitted exchange of information by the regulatory agencies, sections 3 and 4 of this act shall continue to apply with respect to a person who is not a regulatory agency.
L.1999,c.18,s.6.