C-65.1 - Act respecting contracting by public bodies

Section 21.48.10 Disposition versions

2022-06-02

21.48.10. For the purposes of an audit relating to the integrity of an enterprise subject to the oversight of the Authority, any person authorized by the latter may

(1)  enter, at any reasonable hour, the establishment of the enterprise being audited or any other premises in which may be kept documents or information enabling the authorized person to verify whether the enterprise meets the standards of integrity;

(2)  use any computer, equipment or other thing that is on the premises to access data contained in an electronic device, computer system or other medium or to audit, examine, process, copy or print out such data; and

(3)  require from the persons present any information enabling the authorized person to verify whether the enterprise meets the standards of integrity, as well as the making available, for examination and reproduction, of any book, register, account, contract, record or other relevant document.

Any person who has custody, possession or control of documents referred to in this section must provide them to the person conducting the audit and facilitate their examination by that person.

The person conducting the audit must, on request, produce identification and, if applicable, show the document attesting his or her authorization.

2022, c. 18, s. 43.