SS · Government Organization Act
Part 1 — General
15.3 Right of entry, audit and inspection
compliance with this Part, the regulations made under section 12,
an agreement under this Part or a code of conduct or policies and
procedures developed under section 12(1)(o), the Minister or a
person designated by the Minister may, without a warrant or court
order, at any reasonable time,
(a) enter, inspect and audit the business premises of a registry
agent or other person authorized to provide registry services
and any other premises, other than a private dwelling, used
by the registry agent or other person authorized to provide
registry services to store records or other documents that
relate to or are required to be kept for the provision of
registry services,
(b) require the production of any records or other documents
referred to in clause (a),
(c) make copies of or take extracts from any records or other
documents referred to in clause (a),
(d) use any computer system at the business premises to
examine any data contained in or available to the computer
system,
(e) interview the registry agent or other person authorized to
provide registry services, any officers, employees or agents
of the registry agent or other person authorized to provide
registry services and any accredited persons,
(f) make reasonable inquiries of any person, orally or in
writing,
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(g) remove any records or other documents referred to in clause
(a) for the purpose of examining them and making copies,
and
(h) in addition, where the person designated by the Minister is a
peace officer appointed under the Peace Officer Act, carry
out any other investigation or activity that that peace officer
is by law authorized to carry out.
(2) For the purpose of taking possession of records or other
documents, equipment, inventory and supplies that are the property
of the Government when an agreement under section 3 expires or is
terminated, the Minister or a person designated by the Minister
may, without a warrant or court order, at any reasonable time and
without advance notice if the Minister or other person considers it
appropriate,
(a) enter the business premises of the registry agent with whom
the agreement was entered into and any other premises,
other than a private dwelling, used by the registry agent to
store records or other documents that relate to or are
required to be kept for the provision of registry services, and
(b) require the production of, and remove, the records and other
documents, equipment, inventory and supplies that are the
property of the Government.
(3) On entering premises under subsection (1) or (2), the Minister
or the person designated by the Minister must, on request, produce
identification.
(4) When the Minister or a person designated by the Minister
removes any records or other documents pursuant to subsection (1),
the Minister or person must
(a) give to the person from whom those items were taken a
receipt for those items within a reasonable period after
removing them, and
(b) return those items to the person from whom they were taken
after they have served the purpose for which they were
taken.
(5) No registry agent or other person authorized to provide registry
services, no officer, employee or agent of a registry agent or other
person authorized to provide registry services and no accredited
person shall
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(a) refuse or fail to permit the Minister or a person designated
by the Minister to enter any premises under subsection (1)
or (2), or
(b) obstruct or refuse or fail to assist the Minister or a person
designated by the Minister in the exercise of rights and
performance of duties under this section.