New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HOMEFUND COMMISSIONER ACT 1993 - SECT 17

17 Inquiries

(1) The Commissioner, in the course of an investigation, may make or hold inquiries.

(2) For the purposes of any inquiry under this section, the Commissioner has the powers, authorities, protections and immunities conferred on a commissioner by Division 1 of Part 2 of the Royal Commissions Act 1923 and that Act (section 13 and Division 2 of Part 2 excepted) applies to any witness summoned by or appearing before the Commissioner in the same way as it applies to a witness summoned by or appearing before a commissioner, but section 11 (2) of that Act has effect subject to section 19 of this Act.