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ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1968 - SECT 17

ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1968 - SECT 17

17 .         Review by Supreme Court

        (1)         A person who has not been released by the Commission under section 15D or 16A may apply to the Supreme Court for a review of the decision not to release the person.

        (2)         A person who has been released under section 15D or 16A may apply to the Supreme Court for a review of the terms of a condition to which the release is subject.

        (3)         The Supreme Court may do either or both of the following —

            (a)         affirm or set aside a decision by the Commission not to release the person or any condition imposed by the Commission to which the release is subject;

            (b)         make any order that the Commission may make in relation to the detention or release of the person.

        (4)         The Supreme Court may also exercise its powers under subsection (3) where the Commission has not made a decision within a reasonable time on the release of a person under section 15D or 16A.

        (5)         An order under subsection (3) is taken to be an order of the Commission.

        [Section 17 inserted: No. 30 of 2006 s. 10.]