Any information which a compensation officer obtains in the investigation of a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 217.090 or which is submitted pursuant to NRS 217.100 is confidential and must not be disclosed except:
1. Upon the request of the applicant or the applicant’s attorney;
2. In the necessary administration of this chapter; or
3. Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
Ê unless the disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law.