(2)   The Commission may, for the purposes of an inquiry, exercise any of all of its investigation and information-gathering powers under Chapter 4 and 5 of this Part.   

61.   (1)   Subject to section 62, if the Commission decides to hold a public inquiry or is directed to hold a public inquiry, the Commission shall publish, in the manner that it deems appropriate, notice of -----

                (a)   the fact that it is holding the inquiry;

                (b)   the period during which the inquiry is to be held;

                (c)   the nature of the matter to which the inquiry relates;

                (d)   the period, of at least forty-five days, within which, and the form in 
                        which, members of the public are invited to make submissions to the 
                        Commission about the matter;

                (e)   the matters that the Commission would like the submissions to deal 
                        with; and 

                (f)    the address or addresses to which the submissions may be sent.

        (2)   The Commission does not need to publish at the same manner the notice of all matters referred to in subsection (1).

        (3)   The Commission shall consider any submissions received within the time limit as specified in the notice.

        (4)   The submissions made by the members of the public shall be in the form and of the nature as specified in the notice.    

62.   Notwithstanding section 61, an inquiry or a part of an inquiry may be conducted in private if the Commission is satisfied that -----

                (a)   the documents or information that may be given, or a matter that may 
                       arise during the inquiry or a part of the inquiry, is of a confidential 
                       nature; or