Carruthers Inquiry Enabling Bill 1996* (Qld)

Queensland

CARRUTHERS INQUIRY ENABLING BILL 1996

CARRUTHERS INQUIRY ENABLING BILL 1996

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PART 1—PRELIMINARY

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A BILL

FOR

An Act to ensure the resumption, protection and completion of an inquiry by the Criminal Justice Commission

sl 4 s3 Carruthers Inquiry Enabling

The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Carruthers Inquiry Enabling Act 1996.

Commencement

2. Part 2 is taken to have commenced on the date of assent of the Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1996.

Definitions 3. In this part—

"Carruthers Inquiry" means the Criminal Justice Commission's inquiry that the Honourable Kenneth Carruthers QC has been appointed to conduct including—

(a) the inquiry into circumstances of the execution of a memorandum of understanding purported to be signed by the Honourable Robert Borbidge, then Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Russell Theo Cooper, the coalition spokesman for Police, Corrective Services and Racing, and Sergeant Gary Wilkinson, President, Queensland Police Union of Employees; and

(b) the investigation into circumstances relating to a letter dated 13 July 1995 purported to be signed by the then Premier, the Honourable W.K. Goss and addressed to Sporting Shooters of Australia (Queensland) Incorporated.

"CJC Inquiry" means the inquiry into the Criminal Justice Commission established under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1950 under the