Defence (Inquiry) Regulations 1985
123Report of Commission
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123 Report of Commission
(1) If the President of a Commission of Inquiry, constituted by only 1 member, is satisfied that all information relevant to the inquiry that is practicable to obtain has been obtained, the President must prepare and sign a document setting out: (a) the findings of the Commission; and (b) any recommendations arising from those findings that the Commission thinks fit to make; to be the report of the Commission. (2) Subject to subregulation (3), if the President of a Commission of Inquiry, which is constituted by more than 1 member, is satisfied that all information relevant to the inquiry that is practicable to obtain has been obtained, the President must prepare a document, to be signed by each member of the Commission, setting out: (a) the findings of the Commission; and (b) any recommendations arising from those findings that the Commission thinks fit to make; to be the report of the Commission. (3) If the members of a Commission of Inquiry cannot agree on a document prepared under subregulation (2), each member of the Commission must make a statement in writing, to be signed by that member, of: (a) the findings made by the member; and (b) any recommendations arising from those findings that the member may think fit to make; and those statements constitute the report of the Commission. (4) The report of a Commission of Inquiry must be provided to the appointing authority. (5) If a report or a copy of a report of a Commission of Inquiry is provided under this regulation, it must be accompanied by a copy of: (a) the transcript or other record of any oral evidence taken during the course of the inquiry; and (b) any documents received by the Commission and accepted as evidence during the course of the inquiry.