(1) Whenever the Governor by letters patent under the Public Seal issues a
Royal Commission to any person to make any inquiry, the provisions of this Act
shall apply to and with respect to the inquiry.
(2) In this Division
"chairperson" means the chairperson of a commission, and includes (except in
section 5A):
(a) a deputy chairperson of a commission appointed by the letters
patent or chosen by the other commissioners in accordance with the letters
patent to act in the absence of the chairperson, and
(b) a member of a
commission acting in accordance with an authorisation under section 5A (3).
(3) In this Division
"commissioner" includes any person to whom a commission is issued, whether as
chairperson or as a member other than the chairperson, or as sole
commissioner.