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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Residential Tenancies Act

Part 6 — General

67 Order compelling assistance in investigations

Current to 2026-05-14 · Official PDF

(1) For the purpose of determining if an offence has been
committed under this Act or the regulations, the Director may
apply to the Court of King's Bench for an order
(a) compelling a person to allow the Director or an authorized
person to enter the person's business premises, private
dwelling or other place occupied or controlled by the person
and requiring the person to produce for examination the
person's books, records, documents or other things relevant
to the investigation;
(b) authorizing the Director or an authorized person to copy or
remove the books, records, documents or other things on
any terms that the Court considers appropriate;
(c) requiring a person to co-operate with the investigation on
any terms that the Court considers appropriate.
(2) The Court of King's Bench may grant an order under
subsection (1) if satisfied on evidence under oath by the Director
that there are reasonable grounds to believe that
(a) an offence under this Act or the regulations has been
committed, and
(b) the order is appropriate in the circumstances.
(3) An application under this section may be made ex parte if the
Court of King's Bench considers it proper to do so.
2004 cR-17.1 s67;AR 217/2022