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Broadcasting Act 1989

Complaints

12: Application of Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908

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"Rules for investigating complaints come from the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908"

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When you make a complaint to the Authority, certain rules apply. These rules are from the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, specifically sections 4B, 4C, 4D, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The Authority must follow these rules when considering your complaint, as if they were a special group set up to investigate, under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and your complaint was a special investigation.

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Part 2Complaints

12Application of Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908

  1. Sections 4B, 4C, 4D, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 shall, for the purposes of the Authority's consideration of any complaint referred to it under section 8, apply to the Authority—

  2. as if the Authority were a Commission of Inquiry established under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908; and
    1. as if the Authority's consideration of the complaint were an inquiry for the purposes of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.