Section 33H — Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Sections 44 (power to obtain information or documents) and 45 (power to examine witnesses) apply for the purposes of a public inquiry in the same way as those provisions apply to an investigation under Part V.

Note 1: Other provisions may apply on their own terms, such as section 33B (Commissioner may disclose certain information if in the public interest etc.).

Related sections

• s 33E — Inquiries by Commissioner
• s 33F — Commissioner may invite submissions
• s 33G — Commissioner not bound by the rules of evidence
• s 33J — Reporting on public inquiries
• s 34 — Provisions relating to documents exempt under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
• s 35 — Direction where refusal or failure to amend exempt document

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