Inquiries by Commission
33 Inquiries by Commission
S. 33(1) amended by No. 26/2022 s. 46.
The Commission may conduct an inquiry for the purposes of performing its functions or duties, or exercising its powers under this Act or gambling legislation.
At least one commissioner must preside at an inquiry.
S. 33(3) amended by No. 67/2014 s. 147(Sch. 2 item 43).
When conducting an inquiry for the purposes of performing its functions under section 9(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) the Commission is taken to be a board appointed by the Governor in Council and Division 5 of Part I (including section 21A) of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958, as in force immediately before the repeal of that Division, applies accordingly.
S. 33(4) inserted by No. 64/2014 s. 53.
If a sessional commissioner has been appointed for a specific matter, that sessional commissioner must sit on any inquiry in relation to that matter.
S. 33(5) inserted by No. 9/2018 s. 30.
When the Commission is conducting an inquiry for the purposes of a function referred to in section 30(3)(c), the commissioner who initiated the inquiry may sit on the inquiry.
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