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S-31.1 - Business Corporations Act

Section 433
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433. The court may order an accountant who is a member of the professional order of accountants mentioned in the Professional Code (chapter C-26) to communicate to the inspector any information or document relating to a corporation under investigation under this division if the information or document was obtained or prepared for the purposes of an audit or the preparation or examination of the financial statements of the corporation and the corporation refuses, neglects or is unable to communicate the information or document in accordance with an order under paragraph 5 of section 425, provided that, in the opinion of the court, the information or document appears to be necessary for the purposes of the investigation.
Communication of information or documents may be ordered even if it could result in the disclosure of information protected by professional secrecy. However, before granting the application, the court must give the corporation and the accountant concerned the opportunity to be heard.
2009, c. 52, s. 433; 2012, c. 11, s. 32.
433. The court may order an accountant who is a member of a professional order of accountants mentioned in the Professional Code (chapter C-26) to communicate to the inspector any information or document relating to a corporation under investigation under this division if the information or document was obtained or prepared for the purposes of an audit or the preparation or examination of the financial statements of the corporation and the corporation refuses, neglects or is unable to communicate the information or document in accordance with an order under paragraph 5 of section 425, provided that, in the opinion of the court, the information or document appears to be necessary for the purposes of the investigation.
Communication of information or documents may be ordered even if it could result in the disclosure of information protected by professional secrecy. However, before granting the application, the court must give the corporation and the accountant concerned the opportunity to be heard.
2009, c. 52, s. 433.
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