34AInformation and documents may be given to Royal Commissioners

#### 34A Information and documents may be given to Royal Commissioners (1) The purpose of this section is to further the inquiries to be conducted by a Commission. (2) This section applies in spite of anything in this or any other Act. (3) The Inspector‑General, or a former Inspector‑General, may give a Commission: (a) information acquired in his or her capacity as Inspector‑General; or (b) documents of which he or she has custody, or to which he or she has access, in that capacity. (4) The Inspector‑General may, in writing, authorise an IGIS official or former IGIS official to give information or documents to a Commission. (5) An authorised IGIS official or former IGIS official may give a Commission, in accordance with the authorisation: (a) information acquired in his or her capacity as an IGIS official; or (b) documents of which he or she has custody, or to which he or she has access, in that capacity. (6) The Inspector‑General, a former Inspector‑General, an IGIS official or a former IGIS official may give information or documents to his or her legal adviser for any purpose related to the person’s involvement, or possible involvement, in the inquiry conducted by, or any other activities of, a Commission. (7) In this section: > Commission means a Royal Commission (within the meaning of the Royal Commissions Act 1902) prescribed for the purposes of this definition and includes: (a) a person appointed to assist the person or persons constituting the Commission; and (b) a person or employee under the control of the person or persons constituting the Commission; performing any function in relation to the inquiry concerned. > Inspector‑General includes an acting Inspector‑General.