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ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1917 - SECT 10

ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1917 - SECT 10

10—Powers of commission

The commission shall have the following powers, that is to say:

            (a)         they and each of them may by themselves, or by any person appointed by them to prosecute an inquiry, enter upon and inspect any land, building, place, or vessel, and inspect any goods and other things, the entry upon or inspection of which appears to them or him to be requisite;

            (b)         they may require, by summons under the hand of the chairman or of the secretary acting under the direction of the chairman, the attendance of all such persons as they think fit to call before them, and may require answers or returns to such inquiries as they think fit to make;

            (c)         they may require, by summons under the hand of the chairman or of the secretary acting under the direction of the chairman, the production of any books, papers, documents or records;

            (d)         they may inspect any books, papers, documents and records produced before them, and retain them for such reasonable periods as they think fit, and may make copies of such matters therein as are relevant to the inquiry or take extracts of such matters;

            (e)         they may examine witnesses on oath, affirmation, or declaration, which may be administered by any commissioner.