Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

DEFENCE (INQUIRY) REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 41

         (1)   The instrument appointing a Combined Board of Inquiry shall indicate whether or not the Board is empowered to make recommendations arising from its findings.

         (2)   Where:

                (a)    the instrument appointing a Combined Board of Inquiry to inquire into a matter does not empower the Board to make recommendations arising from its findings; or

               (b)    the Minister adds a matter to the matters into which a Combined Board of Inquiry is to inquire or varies a matter into which the Board is to inquire;

the Minister may, by instrument, empower the Board to make recommendations arising from its findings in relation to that matter.