Defence (Inquiry) Regulations 1985
47Report of Board
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47 Report of Board
(1) Subject to subregulation (2), where the President of a Combined Board of Inquiry is satisfied that all information relevant to the inquiry that it is practicable to obtain has been obtained, the President shall prepare a document, to be signed by each member of the Board, setting out: (a) the findings of the Board; and (b) if the Board is empowered to make recommendations—any recommendations arising from those findings that the Board thinks fit to make; to be the report of the Board. (2) Where the members of a Combined Board of Inquiry cannot agree on a document prepared under subregulation (1), each member of the Board shall make a statement in writing, to be signed by that member, of: (a) the findings made by that member; and (b) if the Board is empowered to make recommendations—any recommendations arising from those findings that that member may think fit to make; and those statements shall constitute the report of the Board. (3) A signed copy of the report of a Combined Board of Inquiry shall be furnished to: (a) the Minister; and (b) the authority or to each authority, as the case may be, responsible for the armed forces of the participating country or for each of the participating countries. (4) The Minister shall specify the manner in which a copy of the report of a Combined Board of Inquiry is to be furnished to the authority or to each authority responsible for the armed forces of the participating country or of each participating country. (5) Where a copy of a report of a Combined Board of Inquiry is furnished under this regulation, it shall be accompanied by a copy of: (b) any documents received by the Board and accepted as evidence;