Offence to fail to comply with a notice to produce or attend

In force

A person who is duly served with a notice to produce or notice to attend in relation to a Royal Commission must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with the notice.

Penalty: 240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

Notes

1 See Division 7 which provides for the non-application of various privileges and statutory secrecy and confidentiality provisions.

2 See also section 72 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, which deals with the evidential burden of proof.

3 Section 128 applies to an offence against this section.

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