Promotion of National Unity and Reconciliation Act, 1995 (Act No. 34 of 1995)Chapter 6 : Investigations and Hearings by Commission28. Commission may establish investigating unit |
| (1) | The Commission may establish an investigating unit which shall consist of such persons, including one or more commissioners, as may be determined by the Commission. |
| (2) | The period of appointment of such members shall be determined by the Commission at the time of appointment, but such period may be extended or curtailed by the Commission. |
| (3) | The Commission shall appoint a commissioner as the head of the investigating unit. |
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| (a) | The investigating unit shall investigate any matter falling within the scope of the Commission's powers, functions and duties, subject to the directions of the Commission, and shall at the request of a committee investigate any matter falling within the scope of the powers, functions and duties of that committee, subject to the directions of the committee. |
| (b) | The investigating unit shall in the performance of its functions follow such procedure as may be determined by the Commission or the committee concerned, as the case may be. |
| (5) | Subject to section 33, no article or information obtained by the investigating unit shall be made public, and no person except a member of the investigating unit, the Commission, the committee concerned or a member of the staff of the Commission shall have access to such article or information until such time as the Commission or the committee determines that it may be made public or until the commencement of any hearing in terms of this Act which is not held behind closed doors. |