41BAppointment of public inquirers to conduct public inquiries

41B Appointment of public inquirers to conduct public inquiries

41B Appointment of public inquirers to conduct public inquiries

(1) The Minister may appoint a qualified person to conduct a public inquiry into the following—

(a) any person or organisation that—

(i) is conducting or has conducted, or is participating or has participated in, a fundraising appeal, or

(ii) the Minister has reason to believe is conducting or has conducted, or is participating or has participated in, a fundraising appeal,

(b) any other person, organisation or matter associated with fundraising appeals.

(2) The Minister may appoint a public inquirer only if the Minister and the Premier consider that it is in the public interest for a public inquiry to be conducted.

(3) A person is a qualified person only if the person holds or has held office as—

(a) a Judge of the Supreme Court of the State or any other State or a Territory, or

(b) a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, or

(c) a Justice of the High Court.

(4) However, a person is not a qualified person if the person is a member of the Legislative Council or of the Legislative Assembly or is a member of a House of Parliament or legislature of another State or Territory or of the Commonwealth.

s 41B: Ins 2017 No 36, Sch 1 [7]. Am 2018 No 64, Sch 1[29].