Dams Safety Act 2015

The procedure to be followed at an inquiry under this Part is to be determined by the person or body conducting it, subject to this Act and the regulations.

The person or body conducting the inquiry may, by notice in writing given to any person, require the person within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice—

to furnish to that person or body such information, and

to produce to that person or body such documents in the person’s possession or under the person’s control,

The person or body conducting the inquiry may, by notice in writing given to any person, require the person—

to attend at a specified time and place before that person or body and at such other times as may be required by that person or body, and

to give evidence concerning any matter the subject of the inquiry, and

to produce all such documents in the person’s possession or under the person’s control as may be required for the purposes of the inquiry and as may be specified in the notice, whether generally or otherwise.

The person or body conducting the inquiry may require any such evidence to be given in writing or orally.

The person or body conducting the inquiry may, subject to section 13 of the Oaths Act 1900, require any such evidence to be given on oath, and for that purpose the person presiding may administer an oath.

A person who fails to comply with the requirements of a notice given to the person under this section is guilty of an offence.

A person who—

furnishes any information pursuant to subsection (2) knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular, or

gives any evidence pursuant to subsection (3) knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular,

The person or body conducting the inquiry is not bound by the rules of evidence, and may be informed in such manner as the person or body thinks fit.