11. If the Public Protector receives a disclosure or has reasonable grounds to believe that a wrongdoing has been committed or is about to be committed, the Public Protector makes the verifications the Public Protector considers appropriate.
In addition, the Public Protector may conduct an investigation or designate any person to conduct an investigation on the Public Protector’s behalf. The Public Protector may, in writing, give a person who is not a member of the Public Protector’s personnel a mandate to examine a disclosure and, if applicable, conduct an investigation or any other specific mandate related to any of the Public Protector’s functions. The Public Protector may delegate the exercise of any of the Public Protector’s powers to such a person, provided that person agrees to be bound by confidentiality requirements equivalent to those that apply to the Public Protector’s personnel.
The public body concerned must cooperate with the Public Protector.
2016, c. 342016, c. 34, s. 11; 2024, c. 212024, c. 21, s. 1911.