28Cost of price determination in investigation

28 Cost of price determination in investigation

(1)  The Regulator may, by notice served on a regulated entity that provides a regulated service to which a price determination investigation relates, require the entity to pay the costs of the Regulator specified in the notice.

(2)  The costs that may be specified in a notice under subregulation (1) are –

(a) all or part of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Regulator in conducting, and reporting on, the price determination investigation; and

(b) all or part of any expenses incurred in making a price determination available to the public after the price determination investigation takes place.

(3)  A regulated entity is liable for the costs specified in a notice given to the entity under subregulation (1) .

(4)  The Regulator may recover in a court of competent jurisdiction, as a debt due and payable, an amount specified in a notice under subregulation (1) .