Aboriginal Land Act 1991
sec.239Refusal of witness to be sworn or to answer questions
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sec.239 Refusal of witness to be sworn or to answer questions
A person appearing as a witness at a hearing of the Land Tribunal must not, without reasonable excuse— fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation; or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the presiding member; or fail to produce a document that the person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on the person as prescribed. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question if answering the question may tend to incriminate the person. It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to produce a document if producing the document may tend to incriminate the person. (sec.239-ssec.1) A person appearing as a witness at a hearing of the Land Tribunal must not, without reasonable excuse— fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation; or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the presiding member; or fail to produce a document that the person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on the person as prescribed. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.239-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question if answering the question may tend to incriminate the person. (sec.239-ssec.3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to produce a document if producing the document may tend to incriminate the person.
- (a) fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation; or
- (b) fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the presiding member; or
- (c) fail to produce a document that the person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on the person as prescribed.