8338 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Internal Affairs

8338 (2025). Hon Dr Ayesha Verrall to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What written policies, if any, determine best practice with specific respect to evidence gathering for inquiries like the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned, listed by title and date of development?

Hon Brooke van Velden: The work of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 Lessons Learned is independent of the Government. There are no specific policies that determine best practice. The Inquiries Act 2013 allows an inquiry to determine its own procedure on matters such as evidence gathering, unless otherwise specified by the Inquiries Act 2013 or the inquiry’s terms of reference.