Offence for summoned witness to fail to attend examination
135 Offence for summoned witness to fail to attend examination
S. 135 inserted by No. 28/2012 s. 21 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 151(3)).
A person who is duly served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things at an examination before the IBAC must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to attend in accordance with the witness summons.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
Note to s. 135(1) inserted by No. 30/2016 s. 46(5).
Note
Section 185 applies to an offence against this subsection.
A person who is duly served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things at an examination before the IBAC must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to attend from day to day unless—
excused by the IBAC; or
released from further attendance by the IBAC.
Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.
Note to s. 135(2) inserted by No. 30/2016 s. 46(6).
Note
Section 185 applies to an offence against this subsection.
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