(1) Subject to this Division, the Chief of the Defence Force may specify in writing how an inquiry officer is to conduct his or her inquiry.
(2) An inquiry officer:
(a) must conduct his or her inquiry fairly, economically, quickly and informally; and
(b) must comply with the rules of procedural fairness; and
(c) is not bound by the rules of evidence, legal forms or technicalities; and
(d) may inform himself or herself on any matter relevant to his or her inquiry in such manner as he or she thinks fit.