Offence to be present at examination
118 Offence to be present at examination
S. 118 inserted by No. 28/2012 s. 21 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 151(3)), amended by No. 30/2016 s. 30 (ILA s. 39B(1)).
S. 118(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 16.26).
A person (other than an IBAC Officer or an Integrity Oversight Victoria Officer) must not be present at an examination that is not open to the public unless he or she is—
attending in accordance with a witness summons duly served under section 124; or
subject to section 127(2), an Australian legal practitioner representing a person who is attending in accordance with a witness summons; or
entitled to be present by reason of a direction given by the IBAC under section 119; or
an Australian legal practitioner, or other person, engaged by the IBAC to assist the IBAC in the examination; or
any other person authorised to be present by the IBAC or otherwise authorised to be present under this Act or any other law.
Penalty: 120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months or both.
S. 118(2) inserted by No. 30/2016 s. 30.
In this section, present includes being remotely present.
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