Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) Act 2021 (103 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Royal Commissions Act 1902

4   After subsection 6D(3)

Insert:

(3A) A direction under subsection (3) may be given:

(a) if the direction is given at an authorised member hearing of the Commission - either by:

(i) the President or Chair of the Commission (unless the President or Chair is not the member, or one of the members, of the Commission holding the hearing); or

(ii) the member, or all of the members, of the Commission holding the hearing; or

(b) if the Commission is constituted by 2 or more members and the direction is not given at an authorised member hearing of the Commission - either by:

(i) the President or Chair of the Commission; or

(ii) a majority of the members of the Commission; or

(c) if the Commission is constituted by a sole Commissioner - by the sole Commissioner.