Commission may hold formal inquiry

(1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 13 of this Act, where the Commission considers it necessary or expedient to enquire into the accuracy or fullness of a declaration filed with it, the Commission may, under subsection (2) of this section, advise the Governor-General to appoint a Tribunal for the purpose. (2) The Governor-General shall, on the advice of the Commission, appoint as a Tribunal one or more members of the Commission to conduct an inquiry to verify the contents of a declaration or other statement filed with the Commission. (3) For the purposes of any inquiry under this section a Tribunal may, subject to subsection (4) request in writing that the declarant or any other person who the Tribunal reasonably believes has knowledge of the matters to be inquired into, (a) attend before the Tribunal to give such information as it may require to satisfy itself that it is in possession of all the material facts; Prevention of Corruption 21 (b) furnish such information or documents as would assist the Tribunal in verifying the (4) An inquiry may not be commenced after three years from the date when the person in respect of whose declaration the inquiry is being conducted ceased to be a person in public life. (5) Where from the inquiry made by a Tribunal under this section, the Commission is of the view that a breach of any of the provisions of this Act may have been committed the Commission shall refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions for further action.