Australian Human Rights Commission Part II Functions relating to human rights Division 3 Section 22 (3) A reference in subsection (2) to an intelligence agency is a reference to the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Signals Directorate, the Office of National Intelligence, or the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation or the Defence Intelligence Organisation of the Defence Department. (4) Where documents are produced to the Commission in accordance with a requirement under subsection (1), the Commission: (a) may take possession of, and may make copies of, or take extracts from, the documents; (b) may retain possession of the documents for such period as is necessary for the purposes of the examination or inquiry to which the documents relate; and (c) during that period shall permit a person who would be entitled to inspect any one or more of the documents if they were not in the possession of the Commission to inspect at all reasonable times such of the documents as that person would be so entitled to inspect. (5) Where the Commission has reason to believe that a person is capable of giving information relevant to a matter under inquiry under this Division, a member may, by notice in writing served on the person, require the person to attend before the member, on such date and at such time and place as are specified in the notice, to answer questions relevant to the matter under inquiry. (6) A person who attends at a place pursuant to a requirement made of the person under subsection (1) or (5) is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth a reasonable sum for the person’s attendance at that place. 22 Power to examine witnesses (1) A member may administer an oath or affirmation to a person required to attend before the member pursuant to section 21 and may examine the person on oath or affirmation. Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 Compilation No. 48 Compilation date: 20/12/18 Authorised Version C2019C00030 registered 14/01/2019 31 Registered: 14/1/19