Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor in Council may authorise any person to make and hold such inspections, investigations and inquiries for the purposes of this Act as the Governor in Council considers desirable and for the purposes of such an inspection, investigation or inquiry the person so authorised may exercise and shall have the powers, authorities, protection and jurisdiction of a commission under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950 and of a chairperson of such a commission except such as are by those Acts confined to a chairperson who is a judge of the Supreme Court, unless the person is such a judge.
(2) A person who makes or holds an inspection, investigation or inquiry pursuant to subsection (1) shall, as soon as is practicable after its completion, furnish a full report thereon to the Minister, who shall submit the report to the Governor in Council.