Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 304

304 Panel’s powers on inquiry

(1) In conducting the inquiry, the panel of inquiry may—

(a) act in the absence of any person who has been given reasonable notice of the inquiry under section 299 or some other reasonable notice; and

(b) receive evidence on oath or by statutory declaration; and

(c) adjourn the inquiry; and

(d) disregard any defect, error, omission or insufficiency in a document.

(2) A member of the panel may administer an oath to a person appearing as a witness before the inquiry.