31 (1) The Commission may conduct an inquiry under this section for the purpose of carrying out its functions under this Act if the Commission believes it is in the public interest to do so.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Conduct of inquiry (2) An inquiry may be conducted under this section by any person who is appointed by the Commission to carry out inquiries under this section.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Production of certificate (3) A person conducting an inquiry under this section shall produce proof of their appointment upon request.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Entry (4) A person conducting an inquiry under this section may, without warrant, enter any lands or any building, structure or premises where the person has reason to believe there may be documents, things or information relevant to the inquiry.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Time of entry (5) The power to enter a place under subsection (4) may be exercised only during the place’s regular business hours or, if it does not have regular business hours, during daylight hours.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Dwellings (6) A person conducting an inquiry under this section shall not enter into a place or part of a place that is a dwelling without the consent of the occupant.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Powers on inquiry (7) A person conducting an inquiry may, (a)  request the production for inspection and examination of documents or things that are or may be relevant to the inquiry; (b)  upon giving a receipt for it, remove from a place documents produced in response to a request under clause (a) for the purpose of making copies or extracts; (c)  question a person on matters that are or may be relevant to the inquiry, subject to the person’s right to have counsel or a personal representative present during such questioning and exclude from the questioning any person who may be adverse in interest to the inquiry; (d)  use any data storage, processing or retrieval device or system used in carrying on business in the place in order to produce a document in readable form; (e)  take measurements or record by any means the physical dimensions of a place; (f)  take photographs, video recordings or other visual or audio recordings of the interior or exterior of a place; and (g)  require that a place or part thereof not be disturbed for a reasonable period of time for the purposes of carrying out an examination, inquiry or test.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Written demand (8) A demand that a document or thing be produced must be in writing and must include a statement of the nature of the document or thing required.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Assistance (9) A person conducting an inquiry may be accompanied by any person who has special, expert or professional knowledge and who may be of assistance in carrying out the inquiry.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Use of force prohibited (10) A person conducting an inquiry shall not use force to enter and search premises under this section.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Obligation to produce and assist (11) A person who is requested to produce a document or thing under clause (7) (a) shall produce it and shall, on request by the person conducting the inquiry, provide any assistance that is reasonably necessary, including assistance in using any data storage, processing or retrieval device or system, to produce a document in readable form.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Return of removed things (12) A person conducting an inquiry who removes any document or thing from a place under clause (7) (b) shall, (a)  make it available to the person from whom it was removed, on request, at a time and place convenient for both that person and the person conducting the inquiry; and (b)  return it to the person from whom it was removed within a reasonable time.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Admissibility of copies (13) A copy of a document certified by a person conducting an inquiry to be a true copy of the original is admissible in evidence to the same extent as the original and has the same evidentiary value.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Obstruction (14) No person shall obstruct or interfere with a person conducting an inquiry under this section.  2006, c. 30, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 30, s. 4 - 30/06/2008