Commissions of Inquiry Act 1995

If a document or thing has been received in evidence during a Commission's inquiry or been taken into the possession of a Commission under section 24, the person who produced it or from whose possession or custody it was taken or a person entitled to it may request the Commission to release the document or thing to that person.

A Commission may direct that a copy be made of a document referred to in subsection (1) and that the copy or the original document be released to the person who requested its release.

If a Commission releases an original document under this section – the Commission or the president of the Commission is to certify the copy of that document to be a true copy of the original; and the certified copy may be admitted as evidence in the Commission's inquiry in place of the original document.