95Conversion of Formal Review into a Royal Commission

95 Conversion of Formal Review into a Royal Commission (1) The Governor, by letters patent issued in accordance with section 5 to the members of a Formal Review, may convert the Formal Review into a Royal Commission. (2) If a Formal Review is converted into a Royal Commission— (a) the members of the Formal Review become commissioners; and (b) any members of staff of the Formal Review become members of staff of the Royal Commission; and (c) any information or evidence given to or obtained by, and any documents and other things produced to, the Formal Review are taken to have been given to, obtained by or produced to the Royal Commission; and (d) any arrangements or agreements entered into by or on behalf of the Formal Review that are in force continue in force as if they had been entered into by or on behalf of the Royal Commission. (3) Subsection (2) is subject to the letters patent referred to in subsection (1). (4) The conversion of a Formal Review into a Royal Commission takes effect on the day on which the letters patent are published in the Government Gazette under section 6. Division 2—Arrangements to facilitate Formal Reviews