Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:
"eligible person" means a person who is or has been:
(a) a Judge of a court created by the Parliament or of a court of a State; or
(b) a legal practitioner for not less than 5 years.
"summons" means a summons issued under regulation 12.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, an inquiry conducted by a General Court of Inquiry constituted by one person is completed when the report of that person has been prepared (whether or not in writing and whether or not signed by that person) in relation to that inquiry.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, an inquiry conducted by a General Court of Inquiry that is constituted by more than one person is completed:
(a) when the members of a General Court of Inquiry agree on a document prepared under subregulation 18 (1) in relation to that inquiry; or
(b) if the members cannot so agree -- when each of them has recorded in relation to that inquiry a statement required by subregulation 18 (4) whether or not in writing and whether or not signed or capable of being signed by the member who prepared it.