Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Discipline - Procedure and miscellaneous matters

118: Board to have powers of commission of inquiry

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"The Board can hold hearings like a special investigation team."

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The Board has the same powers as a commission of inquiry for hearings under this part of the law. This means the Board can do things like a commission of inquiry can, as stated in sections 4 and 4B to 9 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908. You can think of it like the Board is acting like a commission of inquiry when it holds a hearing. The rules from the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 apply to everyone involved in a Board hearing. This includes sections 4 and 4B to 9, which are like guidelines for how the hearing should be run. When the Board holds a hearing, it is like a commission of inquiry is holding the hearing, and the same rules apply to everyone involved.

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117: Evidence, or

"The Board can use any information to help make a decision."

119: Orders to be in writing, or

"Orders from the Board must be written down and explain your rights."

Part 3Discipline and offences
Discipline: Procedure and miscellaneous matters

118Board to have powers of commission of inquiry

The Board has, for the purposes of any hearing under this subpart, the same powers as are conferred on commissions of inquiry by sections 4 and 4B to 9 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908.
Sections 4 and 4B to 9 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 apply to all persons involved in any capacity in any hearing held by the Board under this subpart as if it were an inquiry conducted by a commission of inquiry under that Act.