521Powers of investigators

521 Powers of investigators

521 Powers of investigators

(1) An investigator inquiring into the affairs of a co-operative may, by giving an involved person a notice in the approved form, require the person—

(a) to produce any document of which the person has custody or control and that relates to those affairs; or

(b) to give the investigator all reasonable help in the inquiry; or

(c) to appear before the investigator for examination on oath or affirmation.

(2) An investigator may administer an oath or affirmation to an involved person given a notice under subsection (1).

(3) An investigator may take possession of a document produced by an involved person under subsection (1) and retain it for the period the investigator decides is necessary for the inquiry.

(4) While an investigator retains possession of a document, the investigator must permit a person who would be entitled to inspect the document were it not in the investigator’s possession to inspect the document at any reasonable time and make a copy of, or take extracts from, the document.