33 (1) In this section, “inquiry” includes a determination, examination, hearing, inquiry, investigation, review or other activity to which this section is applicable.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (1). Standard procedure (2) This section applies where another Act or a regulation confers on a person or body the power to conduct an inquiry in accordance with this section or certain provisions of this section.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (2). Power to summon witnesses, papers, etc. (3) The person or body conducting the inquiry may require any person by summons, (a) to give evidence on oath or affirmation at the inquiry; or (b) to produce in evidence at the inquiry such documents and things as the person or body conducting the inquiry may specify, relevant to the subject matter of the inquiry and not inadmissible in evidence under subsection (13).  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (3). Form and service of summons (4) A summons issued under subsection (3) shall be in either the English or French version of the form prescribed by the regulations and shall be served personally on the person summoned and he or she shall be paid at the time of service the like fees and allowances for attendance as a witness before the person or body conducting the inquiry as are paid for the attendance of a witness summoned to attend before the Superior Court of Justice.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (4). Stated case for contempt for failure to attend hearing, etc. (5) Where any person without lawful excuse, (a) on being duly summoned under subsection (3) as a witness at an inquiry makes default in attending at the inquiry; or (b) being in attendance as a witness at an inquiry, refuses to take an oath or to make an affirmation legally required by the person or body conducting the inquiry to be taken or made, or to produce any document or thing in his or her power or control legally required by the person or body conducting the inquiry to be produced, or to answer any question to which the person or body conducting the inquiry may legally require an answer; or (c) does any other thing that, if the person or body conducting the inquiry had been a court of law having power to commit for contempt, would have been contempt of that court, the person or body conducting the inquiry may state a case to the Divisional Court setting out the facts and that court may, on the application of the person or body conducting the inquiry or of the Attorney General, inquire into the matter and, after hearing any witnesses who may be produced against or on behalf of that person and after hearing any statement that may be offered in defence, punish or take steps for the punishment of that person in like manner as if he or she had been guilty of contempt of the court.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (5). Protection of witnesses (6) A witness at an inquiry shall be deemed to have objected to answer any question asked him or her upon the ground that his or her answer may tend to criminate the witness or may tend to establish his or her liability to civil proceedings at the instance of the Crown or of any person, and no answer given by a witness at an inquiry shall be used or be receivable in evidence against him or her in any trial or other proceedings against him or her thereafter taking place, other than a prosecution for perjury in giving such evidence.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (6). Right to object (7) A witness shall be informed by the person or body conducting the inquiry of his or her right to object to answer any question under section 5 of the Canada Evidence Act.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (7). No discipline of employees (8) No adverse employment action shall be taken against any employee of any person because the employee, acting in good faith, has made representations as a party or has disclosed information either in evidence or otherwise to a person or body conducting the inquiry under the applicable Act or to the staff of a person or body conducting the inquiry.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (8). Offence (9) Any person who, contrary to subsection (8), takes adverse employment action against an employee is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $5,000.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (9). Application (10) This section applies despite any other Act and the oath of office of a public servant within the meaning of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006 is not breached where information is disclosed as described in subsection (8).  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (10). Effective date (11) This section applies to representations made, and information disclosed, on or after June 12, 2000.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (1). Unsworn evidence admissible (12) A person or body conducting the inquiry may admit at an inquiry evidence not given under oath or affirmation.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (12). Privilege (13) Nothing is admissible in evidence at an inquiry that would be inadmissible in a court by reason of any privilege under the law of evidence.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (13). Release of documents (14) Documents and things produced in evidence at an inquiry shall, upon request of the person who produced them or the person entitled thereto, be released to the person by the person or body conducting the inquiry within a reasonable time.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (14). Photocopies of documents (15) Where a document has been produced in evidence before a person or body conducting the inquiry, the person or body conducting the inquiry may or the person producing it may with the leave of the person or body conducting the inquiry, cause the document to be photocopied and the photocopy may be filed in evidence in the place of the document produced, and a copy of a document produced in evidence, certified to be a true copy thereof by the person or body conducting the inquiry, is admissible in evidence in proceedings in which the document produced is admissible, as evidence of the document produced.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (15). Power to administer oaths and require evidence under oath (16) A person or body conducting an inquiry has power to administer oaths and affirmations for the purpose of the inquiry and may require evidence to be given under oath or affirmation.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (16). Powers of multiple appointees (17) Where two or more persons are appointed to make an inquiry, any one of them may exercise the powers conferred by subsection (3), (4), (14), (15) or (16).  2009, c. 33, Sched. 6, s. 33 (17). Special procedure under other Acts