29Formal inquiries

29 Formal inquiries

29 Formal inquiries

(1) The Commissioner may make or hold inquiries for the purposes of an investigation that the Commissioner conducts under this Act.

(2) For the purposes of any inquiry under this section, the Commissioner has the powers, authorities, protections and immunities conferred on a commissioner by Division 1 of Part 2 of the Royal Commissions Act 1923 and that Act (section 13 and Division 2 of Part 2 excepted) applies to any witness summoned by or appearing before the Commissioner in the same way as it applies to a witness summoned by or appearing before a commissioner, but section 11 (2) of that Act is to have effect subject to section 27 (Limits on coercive powers because of privilege etc) of this Act.

(3) A witness appearing before the Commissioner is to be paid such amount as the Commissioner determines, but not exceeding the amount that would be payable to such a witness if he or she were a Crown witness subpoenaed by the Crown to give evidence.