sec.136Conducting investigations

### sec.136 Conducting investigations The commissioner may investigate a licensed supplier to help the commissioner decide whether the licensed supplier is a suitable person to hold the supplier’s licence. The commissioner may investigate an associate of a licensed supplier to help the commissioner decide whether the associate is a suitable person to be associated with the licensed supplier’s supply operations. However, the commissioner may investigate a licensed supplier only if— the investigation is conducted under a suppliers audit program; or the commissioner reasonably suspects the licensed supplier is not a suitable person to hold the supplier’s licence. Also, the commissioner may investigate an associate of a licensed supplier only if— the investigation is conducted under an associates (suppliers) audit program; or the commissioner reasonably suspects the associate is not a suitable person to be associated with the licensed supplier’s supply operations; or for an associate who became an associate of the licensed supplier after the issue of its supplier’s licence—the associate has not been investigated previously under an associates (suppliers) audit program; or for an associate who was an associate of the licensed supplier when the supplier’s licence was issued—the associate has not been investigated under section 120 . The commissioner must ensure the investigation of a person under a suppliers audit program or associates (suppliers) audit program is conducted in compliance with the program. s 136 ins 1997 No. 24 s 13 sub 1999 No. 8 s 38 ; 1999 No. 77 s 50 amd 2002 No. 43 s 60 ; 2012 No. 25 s 109 (1) (sec.136-ssec.1) The commissioner may investigate a licensed supplier to help the commissioner decide whether the licensed supplier is a suitable person to hold the supplier’s licence. (sec.136-ssec.2) The commissioner may investigate an associate of a licensed supplier to help the commissioner decide whether the associate is a suitable person to be associated with the licensed supplier’s supply operations. (sec.136-ssec.3) However, the commissioner may investigate a licensed supplier only if— the investigation is conducted under a suppliers audit program; or the commissioner reasonably suspects the licensed supplier is not a suitable person to hold the supplier’s licence. (sec.136-ssec.4) Also, the commissioner may investigate an associate of a licensed supplier only if— the investigation is conducted under an associates (suppliers) audit program; or the commissioner reasonably suspects the associate is not a suitable person to be associated with the licensed supplier’s supply operations; or for an associate who became an associate of the licensed supplier after the issue of its supplier’s licence—the associate has not been investigated previously under an associates (suppliers) audit program; or for an associate who was an associate of the licensed supplier when the supplier’s licence was issued—the associate has not been investigated under section 120 . (sec.136-ssec.5) The commissioner must ensure the investigation of a person under a suppliers audit program or associates (suppliers) audit program is conducted in compliance with the program. - (a) the investigation is conducted under a suppliers audit program; or - (b) the commissioner reasonably suspects the licensed supplier is not a suitable person to hold the supplier’s licence. - (a) the investigation is conducted under an associates (suppliers) audit program; or - (b) the commissioner reasonably suspects the associate is not a suitable person to be associated with the licensed supplier’s supply operations; or - (c) for an associate who became an associate of the licensed supplier after the issue of its supplier’s licence—the associate has not been investigated previously under an associates (suppliers) audit program; or - (d) for an associate who was an associate of the licensed supplier when the supplier’s licence was issued—the associate has not been investigated under section 120 .