170. The Authority may recover its investigation costs from any person found guilty of an offence under this Act or under the derivatives legislation of another legislative authority, according to the tariff set by regulation.
The Authority prepares a statement of costs and presents it to a judge of the Court of Québec after giving the interested parties five days’ prior notice of the date of presentation.
The judge taxes the costs, and the judge’s decision may be appealed with leave of a judge of the Court of Appeal.