31 Return of documents and other things (1) A Royal Commission must take all reasonable steps to return a document or other thing seized under a search warrant to the person from whom it was seized if the document or other thing is required as evidence relating to a legal proceeding. (2) A Royal Commission must immediately take all reasonable steps to return a document or other thing seized under a search warrant to the person from whom it was seized if the Royal Commission is no longer satisfied that its retention is necessary for the purposes of— (a) an inquiry; or (b) a report of the Royal Commission on an inquiry; or (c) a legal proceeding arising out of, or connected with, an inquiry.

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