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COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT 1995 - SECT 4 Establishment of Commissions

COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT 1995 - SECT 4

PART 2 - Establishment and Operation Establishment of Commissions

(1)  The Governor may, by order, if satisfied that it is in the public interest and expedient to do so –
(a) direct that an inquiry be made into a matter; and
(b) establish a Commission to conduct and report on that inquiry; and
(c) appoint one or more persons as members of that Commission; and
(d) fix a date for the delivery of the Commission's report; and
(e) provide for any other matter in relation to the inquiry, the Commission or the Commission's report as the Governor thinks fit.
(2)  The Governor may appoint a member of a Commission as its president.
(3)  For the avoidance of doubt, the Governor may, by order, amend or revoke an order under subsection (1) for any reason, including but not limited to –
(a) to appoint one or more persons as members of the Commission, whether before, or during, the inquiry that the Commission is established to conduct; or
(b) to amend a date referred to in subsection (1) (d) whether or not that date has passed.
(4)  An order under this section is not a statutory rule within the meaning of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .
(5)  Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the membership of a Commission.