Royal Brunei Police Force (Disciplinary Proceedings) Regulations, 2021 · s 6

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6.
Inquiry proceedings
(1) Where proceedings are taken under this regulation, the Commission shall convene a Committee of Inquiry to enquire into the matter and to submit a report to the Commission.
(2) The Committee shall consist of a legal or judicial officer who shall be the chairman and two other senior public officers who shall be selected with due regard to the standing of the senior police officer concerned and to the nature and gravity of the offence which are the subject of the inquiry.
(3) The senior police officer shall be informed of the date on which the
Committee will commence its inquiry and the senior police officer shall attend the inquiry and shall be permitted to -
(a) cross-examine the witnesses;
(b) give evidence on his own behalf;
(c) have such witnesses as he may wish to call on his behalf; and
(d) have access to information contained in any document at a reasonable time before the documents are tendered in evidence.
(4) The record of the proceedings of the Committee shall consist of the information obtained by the Committee and a report by the Committee.
(5) The information shall not ordinarily be set out in the form of question and answer but in the form of a narrative but the Committee may, in its discretion, record any particular question and answer.
(6) At the inquiry, the evidence on behalf of the Government shall be presented by a senior police officer or a public officer nominated by the
Commission.
(7) The Committee may, in its discretion, permit the senior police officer under inquiry to be represented by an advocate and solicitor or by another senior police officer.
(8) A person representing the senior police officer under inquiry shall not be senior in rank to any member of the Committee or to the officer nominated by
Commission under sub-regulation (6).
(9) The Committee may, at any time, exclude any person representing the senior police officer under inquiry from the inquiry if the Committee is of the view that the person has misconducted himself or is attempting to delay the inquiry.
(10) The Committee shall not be bound to act in a formal manner and shall not be bound by the Evidence Act (Chapter 108) or by any other written law relating to evidence but may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.
(11) The Committee shall, whenever possible, proceed with its inquiry from day to day and no adjournment shall be given except for reasons to be recorded in writing.

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s 6Inquiry proceedings

(1)

Where proceedings are taken under this regulation, the Commission shall convene a Committee of Inquiry to enquire into the matter and to submit a report to the Commission.

(2)

The Committee shall consist of a legal or judicial officer who shall be the chairman and two other senior public officers who shall be selected with due regard to the standing of the senior police officer concerned and to the nature and gravity of the offence which are the subject of the inquiry.

(3)

The senior police officer shall be informed of the date on which the

Committee will commence its inquiry and the senior police officer shall attend the inquiry and shall be permitted to -

(a)

cross-examine the witnesses;

(b)

give evidence on his own behalf;

(c)

have such witnesses as he may wish to call on his behalf; and

(d)

have access to information contained in any document at a reasonable time before the documents are tendered in evidence.

(4)

The record of the proceedings of the Committee shall consist of the information obtained by the Committee and a report by the Committee.

(5)

The information shall not ordinarily be set out in the form of question and answer but in the form of a narrative but the Committee may, in its discretion, record any particular question and answer.

(6)

At the inquiry, the evidence on behalf of the Government shall be presented by a senior police officer or a public officer nominated by the

Commission.

(7)

The Committee may, in its discretion, permit the senior police officer under inquiry to be represented by an advocate and solicitor or by another senior police officer.

(8)

A person representing the senior police officer under inquiry shall not be senior in rank to any member of the Committee or to the officer nominated by

Commission under sub-regulation (6).

(9)

The Committee may, at any time, exclude any person representing the senior police officer under inquiry from the inquiry if the Committee is of the view that the person has misconducted himself or is attempting to delay the inquiry.

(10)

The Committee shall not be bound to act in a formal manner and shall not be bound by the Evidence Act (Chapter 108) or by any other written law relating to evidence but may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit.

(11)

The Committee shall, whenever possible, proceed with its inquiry from day to day and no adjournment shall be given except for reasons to be recorded in writing.