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Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975
61Failure to comply with summons
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#### 61 Failure to comply with summons
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person is given, in accordance with any applicable regulations or directions, a summons referred to in section 40A; and
(b) the person fails to comply with the summons.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 60 penalty units, or both.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if complying with the summons might tend to incriminate the person.
> Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).