Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation and Offshore Renewable Energy Management Act

Marginal note:Inquiries

• 170 (1) Where a spill or debris or an accident or incident related to any activity to which this Part applies occurs or is found in any portion of the offshore area and results in death or injury or danger to public safety or the environment, the Board may direct an inquiry to be made and may authorize any person it deems qualified to conduct the inquiry.

• Marginal note:Mandatory inquiry

  (1.1) Where a spill or debris or an accident or incident related to any activity to which this Part applies occurs or is found in any portion of the offshore area and is serious, as defined by regulation, the Board shall direct that an inquiry referred to in subsection (1) be made and shall ensure that the person who conducts the inquiry is not employed by the Board.

• Marginal note:Power of person conducting inquiry

  (2) For the purposes of an inquiry under subsection (1), a person authorized by the Board under that subsection has and may exercise all the powers of a person appointed as a commissioner under Part I of the Inquiries Act.

• Marginal note:Report

  (3) As soon as possible after the conclusion of an inquiry under subsection (1), the person or persons authorized to conduct the inquiry shall submit a report to the Board, together with the evidence and other material that was before the inquiry.

• Marginal note:Publication

  (4) A report made pursuant to subsection (3) shall be published by the Board within thirty days after the Board has received it.

• Marginal note:Copies of report

  (5) The Board may supply copies of a report published pursuant to subsection (4) in such manner and on such terms as the Board considers proper.