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Royal Commissions Regulations 2019
made under the

Royal Commissions Act 1902

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date: 29 February 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L00105

Registered: 6 March 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Royal Commissions Regulations 2019 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 29 February 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name
3 Authority
4 Definitions
Part 2—Service of documents and witnesses' expenses and allowances
5 Service of notices and summonses
6 Witnesses' expenses and allowances
Part 3—Private sessions
7 Royal Commissions for which private sessions may be held
Part 4—Custody and use of records
Division 1—General
8 General
Division 2—Custody of Royal Commission records
9 Custody of historical Royal Commission records
10 Custody of future Royal Commission records
11 Custody of Royal Commission records of listed Royal Commissions
Division 3—Copying and accessing records of Royal Commissions during interim access period
12 Requests for copies of, or access to, records of Royal Commissions during interim access period
13 Requests on behalf of States or Territories etc for certain Royal Commissions
14 Way in which requests under section 12 or 13 are responded to
Part 5—Application, saving and transitional provisions
15 Application of this instrument as made
16 Application of the Royal Commissions Amendment (Witness Allowances) Regulations 2021
17 Application of the