46Procedure on investigation

46 Procedure on investigation

(1)  Subject to this Act and any directions issued by the chief executive officer under subsection (4) , an investigator –

(a) may conduct an investigation in any lawful manner he or she considers appropriate; and

(b) may obtain information from any persons in any lawful manner he or she considers appropriate; and

(c) must observe the rules of procedural fairness; and

(d) may make any investigations he or she considers appropriate.

(2)  The investigator may take into account in an investigation any information obtained by an assessor in the course of conducting an assessment under section 35 .

(3)  The chief executive officer may authorise any person to assist an investigator.

(4)  The chief executive officer may issue directions relating to the conduct of investigations.