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Commonwealth Letters Patent – 10 April 2022

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ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth

TO

Mr Naguib Kaldas APM,
The Honourable James Sholto Douglas QC, and
Dr Peggy Brown AO

GREETING

WHEREAS, by Letters Patent issued in Our name and entered in the Register of Patents on 8 July 2021, We appointed you to be a Commission of inquiry, required and authorised you to inquire into certain matters, and required you to submit to Our Governor-General a report of the results of your inquiry, and your recommendations, not later than 15 June 2023.

AND WHEREAS it is desired to amend Our Letters Patent to require you to submit to Our Governor-General a report of the results of your inquiry, and your recommendations, not later than 17 June 2024.

NOW THEREFORE We do, by these Our Letters Patent issued in Our name by Our Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia on the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Royal Commissions Act 1902 and every other enabling power, amend Our Letters Patent issued to you by omitting from paragraph (zb) "15 June 2023" and substituting "17 June 2024".

IN WITNESS, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent.

WITNESS General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Dated 10 April 2022

[signed]
Governor-General

By His Excellency's Command

[signed]
Attorney-General