82Action to be taken on completion of inquiry

#### 82 Action to be taken on completion of inquiry 82 Action to be taken on completion of inquiry > > (1) On completing an inquiry under this Division, the judicial officer must cause a report on the results of the inquiry (incorporating a transcript of the depositions given in the course of the inquiry) to be sent to— > > > > > (a) the Governor, in the case of an inquiry held on the direction of the Governor, or > > > > > (b) the Chief Justice, in the case of an inquiry held on the direction of the Supreme Court. > > > (2) The judicial officer may also refer the matter (together with a copy of the report) to the Court of Criminal Appeal— > > > > > (a) for consideration of the question of whether the conviction should be quashed (in any case in which the judicial officer is of the opinion that there is a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the convicted person), or > > > > > (b) for review of the sentence imposed on the convicted person (in any case in which the judicial officer is of the opinion that there is a reasonable doubt as to any matter that may have affected the nature or severity of the sentence). > > > (3) After considering a report furnished to the Chief Justice under this section, the Supreme Court must cause its own report on the matter (together with a copy of the judicial officer’s report) to be sent to the Governor. > > > (4) The Governor may then dispose of the matter in such manner as to the Governor appears just. > > **s 82:** Ins 2006 No 70, Sch 2.1 \[1\] (transferred from the Crimes Act 1900 No 40, secs 474G, 474H). Am 2006 No 70, Sch 2.1 \[2\].