8.18 (1) The Minister may appoint inspectors for the purposes of determining compliance with this Act.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Inspection (2) For the purpose of determining compliance with this Act, an inspector may, without a warrant, enter and inspect the premises of designated facilities and the Agency.  2000, c. 39, s. 6; 2019, c. 5, Sched. 3, s. 25 (4). Restrictions (3) In an appointment, the Minister may restrict the inspector’s powers of entry and inspection to specified premises.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Time of entry (4) The power to enter and inspect a place without a warrant may be exercised only during the regular business hours of the premises or, during daylight hours if there are no regular business hours.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Identification (5) An inspector conducting an inspection shall produce, on request, evidence of his or her appointment.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Powers of inspector (6) An inspector conducting an inspection may, (a) examine a record or other thing that is relevant to the inspection; (b) demand the production for inspection of a document or other thing that is relevant to the inspection; (c) remove for review and copying a record or other thing that is relevant to the inspection; (d) in order to produce a record in readable form, use data storage, information processing or retrieval devices or systems that are normally used in carrying on business on the premises; and (e) question a person on matters relevant to the inspection.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Written demand (7) A demand that a record or other thing be produced for inspection must be in writing and must include a statement of the nature of the record or thing required.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Obligation to produce and assist (8) If an inspector demands that a record or other thing be produced for inspection, the person who has custody of the record or thing shall produce it and, in the case of a record, shall on request provide any assistance that is reasonably necessary to interpret the record or to produce it in a readable form.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Records and things removed from place (9) A record or other thing that has been removed for review and copying, (a) shall be made available to the person from whom it was removed, for review and copying, on request and at a time and place that are convenient for the person and for the inspector; and (b) shall be returned to the person within a reasonable time.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Copy admissible in evidence (10) A copy of a record that purports to be certified by an inspector as being a true copy of the original is admissible in evidence to the same extent as the original, and has the same evidentiary value.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Obstruction (11) No person shall hinder, obstruct or interfere with an inspector conducting an inspection, refuse to answer questions on matters relevant to the inspection or provide the inspector with information, on matters relevant to the inspection, that the person knows to be false or misleading.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Report to the Minister (12) An inspector shall report to the Minister on the results of each inspection.  2000, c. 39, s. 6. Personal information (13) Any personal information acquired by any person in the course of an inspection is the property of the Ministry and shall be deemed to be under the control of the Ministry for the purposes of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or the Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004.  2000, c. 39, s. 6; 2004, c. 3, Sched. A, s. 98 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 39, s. 6
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