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Defence (Inquiry) Regulations 2018

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 15 March 2018

  Peter Cosgrove
  Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Darren Chester
Minister for Defence Personnel

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Schedules
5 Purpose of this instrument
6 Purpose of inquiries
7 Definitions
Part 2—Commissions of Inquiry
Division 1—Appointment of Commissions etc.
8 Appointment of Commissions of Inquiry etc.
9 Appointment of COI assistants
10 Appointment of legal practitioners assisting Commissions
11 Resignation of COI officials
12 Termination of appointment of COI officials
13 Replacement of COI officials
14 Termination of Commissions
15 Completion of inquiry
Division 2—Conduct of Commissions
16 Procedure generally
17 Times and places for conduct of inquiries
18 Notice to produce documents or things relevant to inquiry
19 Notice to attend as a witness to give evidence
20 Evidence to be given on oath or affirmation
21 Hearings of Commissions
22 Removal of certain persons from hearings
23 Appearance at hearings of Commissions
Division 3—Report of Commissions
24 Report of Commissions
Division 4—Use, disclosure and copying of information and documents
25 Directions regarding disclosure of evidence
26 Use, disclosure and copying of certain information and documents as an employee of the Commonwealth or member of the Defence Force
27 Minister may authorise use, disclosure and copying of certain information and documents
28 Minister may use, disclose and copy certain information and documents
Division 5—Offences
29 Failing or refusing to comply with notice to produce documents or things relevant to inquiry
30 Failing or refusing to comply with notice to attend as a witness to give evidence
31 Refusing to be sworn or to make affirmation
32 Failing or refusing to answer question
33 Giving false evidence
34 Contempt etc.
35 Taking reprisals
36 Disclosure of information or documents
37 Disclosure of COI records or COI reports of Commissions etc.
Division 6—Other matters
38 Self‑incrimination
39 Protection of COI officials from civil or criminal proceedings etc.
40 Protection of witnesses etc. from civil proceedings
41 Protection of certain publications
42 COI records and COI reports etc. are exempt documents
43 Delegation
Part 3—Inquiry officers
Division 1—Appointment of inquiry officers etc.
44 Appointment of inquiry officers etc.
45 Appointment of IO assistants
46 Resignation of inquiry officials
47 Termination of appointment of inquiry officials
48 Replacement of inquiry officials
49 Suspension of appointment of inquiry officials
50 Completion of inquiry
Division 2—Conduct of inquiries
51 Procedure generally
52 Times and places for conduct of inquiries
53 Ordering members of the Defence Force to give evidence or produce documents or