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Public and Environmental Health Act 2011
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41 Powers of inquirer
The inquirer may do any of the following for the inquiry:
(a) by notice signed by the inquirer – direct a person to attend
before the inquirer to give evidence or produce a relevant
document or thing;
(b) by notice signed by the inquirer – direct a person to produce a
relevant document or thing;
(c) direct a person to take an oath or affirmation to answer
truthfully questions relevant to the inquiry;
(d) direct a person to answer a relevant question;
(e) take statements and receive affidavits;
(f) inspect a document or thing produced before the inquirer;
(g) make copies of, photograph or take extracts from a document
or thing produced before the inquirer;
(h) arrange for the testing or examination of a document or thing
produced before the inquirer;
(i) possess and retain a document or thing produced before the
inquirer for the period the inquirer considers necessary for the
inquiry.