Powers of Royal Commissions and Boards of Inquiry
123 Powers of Royal Commissions and Boards of Inquiry
A Royal Commission or Board of Inquiry cannot inquire into or exercise any powers in relation to any of the following persons or bodies—
the Auditor-General;
the Ombudsman;
the Electoral Commissioner;
the IBAC;
S. 123(1)(e) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 17.2).
Integrity Oversight Victoria;
the Director of Public Prosecutions for Victoria;
a Crown Prosecutor;
a Victorian court;
VCAT;
a judicial officer;
a non-judicial member of VCAT;
a member of the staff of Court Services Victoria in relation to the performance of judicial or quasi-judicial functions of a Victorian court.
To avoid doubt, it is not the intention of this Act to alter or vary section 94B, 94E or 94F of the Constitution Act 1975.
Nothing in this section prevents a person or body referred to in subsection (1) from giving evidence or information, or producing a document or other thing, voluntarily to a Royal Commission or Board of Inquiry.
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