sec.61Membership of board of inquiry

sec.61 Membership of board of inquiry

A board of inquiry is constituted by the following members appointed by the Minister— a magistrate or an appropriately qualified lawyer; either— the chief inspector; or an appropriately qualified person who has knowledge of or experience in explosives; if, having regard to the nature of the serious explosives incident, the Minister considers it appropriate for the board of inquiry to include persons with special knowledge relevant to the incident—not more than 3 persons with appropriate special knowledge. The member of the board of inquiry appointed under subsection (1) (a) is the chairperson of the board. A member of a board of inquiry who is not an inspector is taken, for the inquiry, to have the powers of an inspector. s 61 sub 2019 No. 7 s 60 (sec.61-ssec.1) A board of inquiry is constituted by the following members appointed by the Minister— a magistrate or an appropriately qualified lawyer; either— the chief inspector; or an appropriately qualified person who has knowledge of or experience in explosives; if, having regard to the nature of the serious explosives incident, the Minister considers it appropriate for the board of inquiry to include persons with special knowledge relevant to the incident—not more than 3 persons with appropriate special knowledge. (sec.61-ssec.2) The member of the board of inquiry appointed under subsection (1) (a) is the chairperson of the board. (sec.61-ssec.3) A member of a board of inquiry who is not an inspector is taken, for the inquiry, to have the powers of an inspector.

• (a) a magistrate or an appropriately qualified lawyer;
• (b) either— (i) the chief inspector; or (ii) an appropriately qualified person who has knowledge of or experience in explosives;
• (i) the chief inspector; or
• (ii) an appropriately qualified person who has knowledge of or experience in explosives;
• (c) if, having regard to the nature of the serious explosives incident, the Minister considers it appropriate for the board of inquiry to include persons with special knowledge relevant to the incident—not more than 3 persons with appropriate special knowledge.
• (i) the chief inspector; or
• (ii) an appropriately qualified person who has knowledge of or experience in explosives;