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New Zealand Legislation: Acts

Acts are laws made by Parliament

Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908

Public Act	1908 No 25
Date of assent	4 August 1908

Note

This Act is administered in the Department of Internal Affairs.

Contents

1 Short Title and savings

1A Interpretation

2 Appointment of Commissions of Inquiry

3 Members of Commissions protected

4 Commissioners' powers

4A Persons entitled to be heard

4C Powers of investigation

4D Power to summon witnesses

5 Service of summons

6 Protection of persons appearing

7 Witnesses' allowances

8 Payment of witnesses' allowances

10 Reference of point of law to High Court

11 Power to award costs

12 Enforcing orders for costs

13 Powers of Judges and former Judges when Commissioners

13A Powers in relation to witnesses

13B Powers to punish for contempt of Commission

13C Right of appeal against order made in respect of contempt of Commission

13D Jurisdiction of High Court during incapacity of Commissioner or following completion of inquiry

14 Power to prescribe scale of costs

15 Extent of Act

Schedule
Enactments consolidated

An Act to consolidate certain enactments of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to commissions of inquiry appointed by the Governor-General in Council or by the Governor-General

The words “Parliament of New Zealand” in the Long Title to this Act were substituted for the words “General Assembly”, as from 1 January 1987, pursuant to section 29(2) Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114).