Failure to attend etc
86 Failure to attend etc
A person summoned to attend or appearing before the Commission at a compulsory examination or public inquiry shall not, without reasonable excuse, fail—
to attend before the Commission in accordance with the summons, or
to be sworn or to make an affirmation, or
to answer any question relevant to an investigation put to the person by the Commissioner or other person presiding at the compulsory examination or public inquiry, or
to produce any document or other thing in the person’s custody or control which the person is required by the summons or by the person presiding to produce.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
It is a defence to a prosecution for failing without reasonable excuse to produce a document or other thing if the defendant establishes that the document or other thing was not relevant to an investigation.
A person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a condition to which the release of the person under section 36 (6) or 100A is subject, is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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