172
In forcePreventing witness from attending
Part 11Offences
172 Preventing witness from attending
A person who wilfully prevents, or wilfully endeavours to prevent, a person who has been summoned to attend as a witness before the Commission or Parliamentary Inspector from attending as a witness, or from producing anything in evidence, as required by the summons is guilty of a crime.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years and a fine of $100 000.
[Section 172 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 22.]
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