46Attendance of witnesses and production of documents

#### 46 Attendance of witnesses and production of documents 46 Attendance of witnesses and production of documents > > (1) The Commissioner— > > > > > (a) may require a person— > > > > > > > (i) to attend a hearing for the purpose of giving evidence, or > > > > > > > (ii) to produce to the Commissioner any document that is relevant to a hearing, > > > > > > at a time, date and place specified in a notice served on the person, and > > > > > (b) may require a person who attends a hearing to be sworn for the purpose of giving evidence on oath, and > > > > > (c) may administer an oath to a person who attends a hearing for the purpose of giving evidence. > > > (2) The Commissioner may retain possession of a document produced to the Commissioner under this section for such period as the Commissioner considers necessary for the purpose of completing the hearing. > > > (3) A person (other than a Public Service employee) who is required to attend or to give evidence at a hearing is entitled to be paid such allowances and expenses as may be prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) A person must not fail to comply with a requirement to attend a hearing, or to produce a document, to the extent to which the person is lawfully able to comply with the requirement. > > > > Maximum penalty (subsection (4)): 50 penalty units. > > **s 46:** Am 2017 No 42, Sch 1 \[41\] \[48\]–\[50\].