Structure of the Act Part 2 – Regulation of Social Housing Monitoring Section 206 - Inquiry
604.This section gives the regulator the power to hold an inquiry where it believes that the affairs of a registered provider may have been mismanaged.
605.Subsections (2) to (5) specify who the regulator may appoint to manage the inquiry. The regulator must appoint one or more individuals, all of whom must be independent of the regulator. Individuals are independent of the regulator if they and members of their family are not currently members or employees of the regulator and have not been within the previous five years. Consultants, defined as individuals providing services to the regulator other than by employment or appointment under this section, are also not considered independent where they are currently providing services.