New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Commissioners' powers

• (1) For the purposes of the inquiry, every such Commission shall have the powers of a District Court, in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction, in respect of citing parties . . . and conducting and maintaining order at the inquiry.

  (2) [Repealed]

  Section 4 was substituted, as from 13 December 1968, by section 2(1) Commissions of Inquiry Amendment Act 1968.

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 4 July 1980, by section 3(1) Commissions of Inquiry Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 2) by omitting the words “summoning witnesses, administering oaths, hearing evidence”.

  The words “District Court” were substituted for the words “Magistrate's Court”, as from 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(2) District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).

  Subsection (2) was repealed, as from 4 July 1980, by section 3(2) Commissions of Inquiry Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 2).