Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) Act 2021 (103 of 2021)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Royal Commissions Act 1902

8   Application provisions

(1) The amendments of section 6D of the Royal Commissions Act 1902 made by this Schedule apply in relation to a direction given by a Royal Commission on or after the commencement of this item, whether the Royal Commission is established before, on or after that commencement.

(1A) Section 6OE of the Royal Commissions Act 1902, as amended by this Schedule, applies in relation to a statement or disclosure made, or a document or other thing produced:

(a) on or after the commencement of this item, at, or for the purposes of, a private session for a Royal Commission that is established on or after that commencement; or

(b) before, on or after the commencement of this item, at, or for the purposes of, a private session for a Royal Commission that:

(i) is established before that commencement; and

(ii) conducts all or part of an inquiry after that commencement.

(2) Section 6OP of the Royal Commissions Act 1902, as added by this Schedule, applies in relation to information given before, on or after the commencement of this item.

(3) The amendment of section 6P of the Royal Commissions Act 1902 made by this Schedule applies in relation to information obtained, evidence taken and documents and things received by a Royal Commission before, on or after the commencement of this item, whether the Royal Commission is established before, on or after that commencement.