Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
501Powers in relation to documents and things produced during investigation hearing or under investigation notice
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501 Powers in relation to documents and things produced during investigation hearing or under investigation notice
(1) In an investigation hearing or following production under an investigation notice, the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission may—
(a) inspect any document or thing produced at the investigation hearing or under the investigation notice; and
(b) retain the document or thing for so long as is reasonably necessary for the purposes of the investigation or investigation hearing to which the document or thing is relevant; and
(c) copy any document or thing produced to the Commission or investigation hearing that is relevant to the subject matter of the investigation or hearing.
(2) If the retention of a document or thing under subsection (1) ceases to be reasonably necessary for the purposes of the investigation or investigation hearing, the Commission, at the request of any person who appears to be entitled to the document or thing, must cause the document or thing to be delivered to the person.
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