143NICC may hold inquiries

#### 143 NICC may hold inquiries 143 NICC may hold inquiries > > (1) For the purpose of the exercise of its functions under this Act, the NICC may arrange for the holding of inquiries in public or in private presided over by a member of the NICC or by some other person appointed by the NICC to preside. > > > (2) Evidence may be taken on oath or affirmation at an inquiry, and for that purpose— > > > > > (a) the person presiding at the inquiry may require a person appearing at the inquiry who wishes to give evidence to take an oath or to make an affirmation in a form approved by the person presiding, and > > > > > (b) a key official may administer an oath or affirmation to a person so appearing at the inquiry. > > > (3) The person presiding at an inquiry is not bound by the rules or practice of evidence and may inform himself or herself on any matter in such manner as the person considers appropriate. > > > (4) A reference in this section to an inquiry includes a reference to an inquiry held for the purpose of enabling a person to make submissions to the NICC and a reference to the giving of evidence includes a reference to the making of those submissions. > > > (5) The person presiding at an inquiry is required to report to the NICC on the results of the inquiry and is subject to the control and direction of the NICC with respect to the matters that are to be the subject of inquiry, the procedures to be adopted at an inquiry and the time within which the person is to report to the NICC. > > > (6) The NICC may publish, in the way the NICC considers appropriate, the results of an inquiry held under this section— > > > > > (a) for an inquiry held in public—in full, or > > > > > (b) for an inquiry held in private or partly in private—in full or in part, as the NICC considers appropriate in the circumstances. > > > (7) In this section— > > > > results of an inquiry includes reports, exhibits, evidence and submissions produced or received as part of the inquiry. > > **s 143:** Am 1995 No 56, Sch 1 \[4\]–\[8\]; 2007 No 92, Sch 1 \[17\]; 2022 No 36, Sch 1\[96\].