Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If a Board of Inquiry proposes to make a finding that is adverse to a person, the Board of Inquiry must be satisfied that the person—
(a) is aware of the matters on which the proposed finding is based; and
(b) has had an opportunity, at any time during the course of the inquiry, to respond on those matters.
(2) A Board of Inquiry must consider a person's response under subsection (1)(b) (if any) before making a finding that is adverse to the person.
(3) If the Board of Inquiry includes a finding that is adverse to a person in its report, the Board of Inquiry must fairly set out the person's response under subsection (1)(b) (if any) in the report.