47Witnesses to answer questions

#### 47 Witnesses to answer questions 47 Witnesses to answer questions > > (1) The Commissioner may require a person who attends a hearing to answer any question that is reasonably related to the hearing. > > > (2) A person may refuse to answer a question on the ground that the answer might tend to incriminate the person. > > > (3) A person— > > > > > (a) must not fail to comply with a requirement to answer a question, to the extent to which the person is lawfully able to comply with the requirement, and > > > > > (b) must not, in purported compliance with a requirement to answer a question, make a statement that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (4) Subsection (3) (b) does not apply to statements made on oath. > > **s 47:** Am 2017 No 42, Sch 1 \[48\] \[50\].