Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

DEFENCE (INQUIRY) REGULATIONS 1985 - REG 109

         (1)   Subject to subregulation (2), the appointing authority:

                (a)    must, by instrument in writing, appoint a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into the death or suicide of a member of the Defence Force that appear to have arisen out of, or in the course of, the member's service; and

               (b)    may, by instrument in writing, appoint a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into:

                          (i)    the serious injury of a member of the Defence Force, which arose out of, or in the course of, that member's service; or

                         (ii)    any other matter concerning the Defence Force that is specified in the instrument.

         (2)   The appointing authority is not required to appoint a Commission of Inquiry if the member's death or suicide occurs in circumstances that the Minister has, by written direction, specified as circumstances in which a Commission of Inquiry is not required.

         (3)   The appointing authority may, by instrument in writing:

                (a)    add a matter to the matters into which the Commission of Inquiry may inquire; or

               (b)    vary those matters.