only if it is satisfied that the matter is of significant interest to either the public or to current or
prospective licensees under this Act.
59. Combining two or more inquiries.
The Commission may combine two or more inquiries into a single inquiry.
60. Conduct of an inquiry.
(1) An inquiry under this Part is to be conducted as and when the Commission thinks fit.
(2) The Commission may, for the purposes of an inquiry, exercise any or all of its investigation and
information-gathering powers under Chapters 4 and 5 of this Part.
61. Inquiry shall be public.
(1) Subject to section 62, if the Commission decides to hold a public inquiry or is directed to hold a
public inquiry, the Commission shall publish, in the manner that it deems appropriate, notice of—
(a) the fact that it is holding the inquiry;
(b) the period during which the inquiry is to be held;
(c) the nature of the matter to which the inquiry relates;
(d) the period, of at least forty-five days, within which, and the form in which, members of the
public are invited to make submissions to the Commission about that matter;
(e) the matters that the Commission would like the submissions to deal with; and
(f) the address or addresses to which the submissions may be sent.
(2) The Commission does not need to publish at the same time or in the same manner the notice of
all matters referred to in subsection (1).
(3) The Commission shall consider any submissions received within the time limit as specified in the
notice.
(4) The submissions made by the members of the public shall be in the form and of the nature as
specified in the notice.
62. Exceptions to a public inquiry.
Notwithstanding section 61, an inquiry or a part of an inquiry may be conducted in private if the
Commission is satisfied that—
(a) the documents or information that may be given, or a matter that may arise during the
inquiry or a part of the inquiry, is of a confidential nature; or
(b) an inquiry or part of an inquiry of a matter, or part of a matter, in public would not be
conducive to the due administration of this Act.