| (a) |
obtain, by agreement, the services of any person, including any organ of State, for the performance of any specific act or function; |
| (b) |
investigate aircraft accidents and incidents; |
| (c) |
determine categories of aircraft accidents and incidents that shall be investigated by the Aviation Safety Investigation Board; |
| (d) |
delegate the investigation of any aircraft accident or incident to any other Contracting State, in accordance with Annex 13; |
| (e) |
collect and disseminate relevant information; |
| (f) |
reopen any investigation in compliance with Annex 13; |
| (g) |
establish an aircraft accident and incident reporting system in compliance with Annex 13 to facilitate the collection of information on actual or potential safety deficiencies; |
| (h) |
upon request, conduct investigations on behalf of other Contracting States; |
| (i) |
perform legal acts, including acts in association with, or on behalf of, any other person or organ of State; |
| (j) |
institute or defend any legal action; and |
| (k) |
do anything that is incidental to the exercise of any of its powers. |
| (2) |
If the accident occurred within the Republic, the Aviation Safety Investigation Board has the power to— |
| (a) |
summon and examine witnesses under oath or affirmation and to call for the production and inspection of books, logs, certificates, licences, medical records and other documents, and may grant inspection thereof; and |
| (b) |
summon any person to give evidence before it, or to produce any official document or such other information or object as may be necessary for the performance of the Aviation Safety Investigation Board’s functions. |
| (3) |
The Aviation Safety Investigation Board must determine the procedures in relation to the conduct of its meetings. |
| (4) |
The Aviation Safety Investigation Board may determine procedures in relation to the reporting and investigation of aircraft accidents and incidents, including the participation of accredited representatives, advisers, experts and observers, in compliance with Annex 13. |
| (5) |
The Aviation Safety Investigation Board may authorise any of its members or investigators to act as the Aviation Safety Investigation Board’s accredited representative where the Republic is not the State of Occurrence, and such accredited representative may be accompanied by advisers and experts as the Aviation Safety Investigation Board may consider necessary. |
| (6) |
The Aviation Safety Investigation Board may authorise any of its members to act on its behalf in any matter. |
[Section 30 substituted by section 8 of the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, 2021, Notice No. 956, GG46205, dated 6 April 2022, by Commencement Proclamation Notice 354, GG55536, dated 12 October 2026 - this section has been renumbered]
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