Inspection and retention of documents
19 Inspection and retention of documents
The Judicial Commission may:
inspect a document or other thing produced to the Commission; and
(b) retain possession of the document or thing for as long as necessary for the Commission to perform its functions; and
make copies of, or take extracts from, the document.
(2) If a document is retained under subsection (1)(b), the person otherwise entitled to possession of the document is entitled to:
inspect the document; and
receive a certified true copy of the document.
(3) The Judicial Commission may refer a document or thing, or a copy of a document, to an investigation panel and a head of jurisdiction.
(4) The Judicial Commission must return any document or thing retained under subsection (1)(b) when it is no longer required.
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