64Powers of Integrity Tribunal on inquiry

### 64 Powers of Integrity Tribunal on inquiry > > (1)  In respect of an inquiry, an Integrity Tribunal may do any or all of the following: > > > > > > (a) require or direct any person, whose evidence, in the opinion of the Integrity Tribunal, appears to be material to the inquiry, to appear before the Integrity Tribunal; > > > > > > > (b) proceed to hold a hearing in the absence of any person who has been duly required or directed to appear; > > > > > > > (c) take evidence by affidavit or by statutory declaration; > > > > > > > (d) take evidence on oath or affirmation and, for that purpose, administer oaths and affirmations; > > > > > > > (e) require or direct any person to produce or to authorise another person to produce any records, information, material or things in that person's possession or subject to that person's control that, in the opinion of the Integrity Tribunal, appear to be material to the inquiry; > > > > > > > (f) require or direct a person to answer any questions that, in the opinion of the Integrity Tribunal, appear to be material to the inquiry; > > > > > > > (g) adjourn the inquiry from place to place and from time to time. > > > (2)  An Integrity Tribunal at an inquiry may – > > > > > > (a) receive in evidence the transcript of evidence in any proceeding before a court, tribunal or other integrity entity and draw any conclusion of fact from that transcript; and > > > > > > > (b) receive any transcript of any proceedings of either House of Parliament or a Parliamentary Committee; and > > > > > > > (c) receive any transcript or minute of any proceedings of a local authority; and > > > > > > > (d) take into account any finding or decision of a court, tribunal or other integrity entity; and > > > > > > > (e) receive in evidence any investigation report of an investigator; and > > > > > > > (f) receive in evidence any evidence taken on oath or by affirmation during the course of an investigation under [Part 6](#HP6@EN) . > > > (3)  In respect of any inquiry, an Integrity Tribunal is not bound to observe the rules of law governing the admission of evidence but may inform itself of any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.