Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:79x
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 79X
Character Range: 1302628–1303906

79X  Powers of Commission to gather evidence
 (1) For the purposes of a review, the Commission may:
 (a) summon a person to appear at a hearing of the review to give evidence and to produce such documents (if any) as are referred to in the summons; and
 (b) require a person appearing at a hearing of the review for the purpose of giving evidence either to take an oath or to make an affirmation; and
 (c) administer an oath or affirmation to a person so appearing; and
 (d) adjourn a hearing of the review from time to time.
 (2) The person who applied for the review under this Division is a competent and compellable witness upon the hearing of the review.
 (3) The Commission's power under subsection (1) to take evidence on oath or affirmation:
 (a) may be exercised on behalf of the Commission by:
 (i) the presiding member; or
 (ii) by another person (whether a member or not) authorised by the presiding member; and
 (b) may be exercised within or outside Australia; and
 (c) must be exercised subject to any limitations specified by the Commission.
 (4) If a person is authorised under subparagraph (3)(a)(ii) to take evidence for the purposes of a review, the person has all the powers of the Commission under subsection (1) for the purposes of taking that evidence.