Acts and Regulations

M-11.5 - Midwifery Act

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Investigations
42(1)The Registrar may appoint one or more investigators to investigate whether a member has committed an act of professional misconduct or is incompetent or incapacitated if
(a) the Complaints Committee has received a complaint about the member and has requested the Registrar to appoint an investigator, or
(b) the Complaints Committee is investigating the member at the request of the Registrar or the Council and has requested the Registrar to appoint an investigator.
42(2)An investigator appointed by the Registrar may at any reasonable time, and upon producing proof of his or her appointment, enter and inspect the business premises of a member or the premises of the member’s employer and examine anything found there that the investigator has reason to believe may provide evidence in respect of the matter being investigated.
42(3)No person shall, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or cause to be obstructed an investigator while the investigator is performing his or her duties under this section.
42(4)No person shall withhold, conceal or destroy, or cause to be withheld, concealed or destroyed, anything that is relevant to an investigation under this section.
42(5)For the purpose of carrying out an investigation, an investigator shall not exercise a power to enter a place that is being used as a dwelling, except with the consent of the occupier or under the authority of an entry warrant issued under the Entry Warrants Act.
Investigations
42(1)The Registrar may appoint one or more investigators to investigate whether a member has committed an act of professional misconduct or is incompetent or incapacitated if
(a) the Complaints Committee has received a complaint about the member and has requested the Registrar to appoint an investigator, or
(b) the Complaints Committee is investigating the member at the request of the Registrar or the Council and has requested the Registrar to appoint an investigator.
42(2)An investigator appointed by the Registrar may at any reasonable time, and upon producing proof of his or her appointment, enter and inspect the business premises of a member or the premises of the member’s employer and examine anything found there that the investigator has reason to believe may provide evidence in respect of the matter being investigated.
42(3)No person shall, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or cause to be obstructed an investigator while the investigator is performing his or her duties under this section.
42(4)No person shall withhold, conceal or destroy, or cause to be withheld, concealed or destroyed, anything that is relevant to an investigation under this section.
42(5)For the purpose of carrying out an investigation, an investigator shall not exercise a power to enter a place that is being used as a dwelling, except with the consent of the occupier or under the authority of an entry warrant issued under the Entry Warrants Act.
Investigations
42(1)The Registrar may appoint one or more investigators to investigate whether a member has committed an act of professional misconduct or is incompetent or incapacitated if
(a) the Complaints Committee has received a complaint about the member and has requested the Registrar to appoint an investigator, or
(b) the Complaints Committee is investigating the member at the request of the Registrar or the Council and has requested the Registrar to appoint an investigator.
42(2)An investigator appointed by the Registrar may at any reasonable time, and upon producing proof of his or her appointment, enter and inspect the business premises of a member or the premises of the member’s employer and examine anything found there that the investigator has reason to believe may provide evidence in respect of the matter being investigated.
42(3)No person shall, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or cause to be obstructed an investigator while the investigator is performing his or her duties under this section.
42(4)No person shall withhold, conceal or destroy, or cause to be withheld, concealed or destroyed, anything that is relevant to an investigation under this section.
42(5)For the purpose of carrying out an investigation, an investigator shall not exercise a power to enter a place that is being used as a dwelling, except with the consent of the occupier or under the authority of an entry warrant issued under the Entry Warrants Act.