154.6 (1) Every operator shall keep at an office in Ontario, (a) all books, records and other documents relating to the determination of the royalty payable under this Part; and (b) any other prescribed documents and information.  2007, c. 7, Sched. 22, s. 2; 2009, c. 21, s. 69 (1). Audit and inspection (2) Any person authorized by the Minister may at all reasonable times, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Part, enter into any premises or place where an operator’s business is carried on or any property is kept or anything is done in connection with that business or any books, records or other documents are or should be kept pursuant to this Part, and, (a) audit or examine the books, records and other documents that relate or may relate to the amount of the royalty payable under this Part; (b) examine property described in an inventory or any property, process or matter, an examination of which may, in the person’s opinion, assist him or her in determining the amount of any royalty payable under this Part; and (c) require any representative of an operator that is liable to pay or considered possibly liable to pay a royalty under this Part and any other person on the premises of such operator to give all reasonable assistance with the audit or examination and to answer all questions relating to the audit or examination either orally or, if he or she so requires, in writing, on oath or affirmation or by statutory declaration and, for that purpose, require such person to attend at the premises or place with him or her.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Same (3) The Minister may, for any purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of this Part, by registered letter or by a demand served personally or delivered by a courier service, require from an operator or from a representative of an operator, (a) any information or additional information or a return as required by section 154.5; or (b) production, or production on oath or affirmation, of any books, records or other documents, within such reasonable time as is stipulated therein.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Same (4) The Minister may, by registered letter or by a demand served personally or delivered by a courier service, require the production, under oath or affirmation or otherwise, by any person, partnership, syndicate, trust or corporation, or by his, her or its agent or officer, of any books, records or other documents in the possession or in the control of such person, partnership, syndicate, trust or corporation or of his, her or its agent or officer, for the purpose of determining the amount of royalty, if any, payable under this Part by an operator and production thereof shall be made within such reasonable time as is stipulated in such registered letter or demand.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Same (5) The Minister may, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Part, authorize any person to make such inquiry as he or she deems necessary with reference to anything relating to the administration or enforcement of this Part.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Copies (6) Where a book, record or other document has been examined or produced under this section, the person by whom it is examined or to whom it is produced or any employee or officer authorized for the purpose may make, or cause to be made, one or more copies thereof and a document purporting to be certified by the Minister, or a person authorized by the Minister, to be a copy made pursuant to this section is admissible in evidence and has the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proven in the ordinary way.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Print-out admissible in evidence (7) The Minister or a person authorized by the Minister may, for any purpose related to the administration or enforcement of this Part, reproduce from original data stored electronically any document previously issued by the Minister under this Part, and the electronically reproduced document shall be admissible in evidence and shall have the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proved in the ordinary way.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Same (8) If the data contained on a return or other document received by the Minister from an operator has been stored electronically by the Minister on computer disk or other electronic medium and the return or other document has been destroyed by a person so authorized by the Minister, a document, accompanied by the certificate of the Minister or of a person authorized by the Minister, stating that the document is a print-out of the data contained on the return or other document received and stored electronically by the Minister and certifying that the information contained in the document is a true and accurate representation of the data contained on the return or document delivered by the operator is admissible in evidence and shall have the same probative force as the original return or document would have had if it had been proved in the ordinary way.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Compliance (9) No person shall prevent or attempt to prevent any person from doing anything that he or she is authorized by this section to do and, despite any other law to the contrary, every person shall, unless unable to do so, do everything the person is required by this section to do.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Administration of oaths and affirmations (10) Declarations or affidavits in connection with returns delivered under this Part or statements of information submitted pursuant to this section may be taken before any person having authority to administer an oath or affirmation, or before any person specially authorized for that purpose by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, but any person so specially authorized shall not charge any fee therefore.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Powers of inquiry (11) For the purpose of an inquiry authorized under subsection (5), the person authorized to make the inquiry has all the powers of a commission under Part II of the Public Inquiries Act, which Part applies to the inquiry as if it were an inquiry under that Act.  2009, c. 21, s. 69 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2007, c. 7, Sched. 22, s. 2 - 05/07/2007 2009, c. 21, s. 69 (1, 2) - 28/10/2009