Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Chief of the Defence Force;
(b) Defence Force;
(c) Member;
(d) officer;
(e) The Secretary.
In this instrument:
"Act " means the Defence Act 1903 .
"appointing authority " for a Commission means:
(a) if the Commission is appointed by the Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary acting jointly under subsection 8(1)--both of those persons acting jointly; or
(b) otherwise--the person who appoints the Commission under subsection 8(1).
"COI assistant " of a Commission means a person appointed under section 9 or subsection 13(2) as an assistant of the Commission.
"COI member " of a Commission means a person appointed under paragraph 8(3)(a) or subsection 8(4) or 13(2) as a member of the Commission and includes a member appointed as the President of the Commission.
"COI official " of a Commission means:
(a) a COI assistant of the Commission; or
(b) a COI member of the Commission; or
(c) a legal practitioner appointed under section 10 or subsection 13(2) to assist the Commission.
"COI records " of a Commission means:
(a) the transcript or other record of oral evidence given to a COI assistant of the Commission or at a hearing of the Commission; or
(b) documents produced to a COI assistant or COI member of the Commission or at a hearing of the Commission; or
(c) documents prepared by a COI official of the Commission that relate to the Commission's inquiry.
"COI report " of a Commission means a report relating to the Commission's inquiry prepared in accordance with section 24.
"Commission " means a Commission of Inquiry appointed under subsection 8(1).
"engage in conduct " includes omitting to perform an act.
"inquiry officer " means a person appointed under subsection 44(1) or 48(1) as an inquiry officer.
(a) an inquiry officer; or
(b) an IO assistant of the inquiry officer.
"IO assistant " of an inquiry officer means a person appointed under section 45 or subsection 48(1) as an assistant of the inquiry officer.
"IO records " of an inquiry officer means:
(a) the transcript or other record of oral evidence given to the inquiry officer or an IO assistant of the inquiry officer; or
(b) documents produced to the inquiry officer or the IO assistant of the inquiry officer; or
(c) documents prepared by the inquiry officer, or the IO assistant of the inquiry officer, that relate to the inquiry officer's inquiry.
"IO report " of an inquiry officer means a report relating to the inquiry officer's inquiry prepared in accordance with section 57.
"President " of a Commission means the person appointed under paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) or subsection 13(2) as the President of the Commission.