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81Offence—Person present at examination without authority7
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81 Offence—Person present at examination without authority7
A person commits an offence if:8
(a) the person attends an examination while a witness is giving9
evidence or information, or producing a document or thing,10
at the examination; and11
(b) the person is not a person who may, under subsection 72(1),12
be present at the examination when the witness gives the13
evidence or information, or produces the document or thing.14
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.15
Subdivision B—Evidence and procedure16
82 Evidence on oath or by affirmation17
Examiner may require witness to take oath or affirmation18
(1) At an examination:19
(a) an examiner conducting the examination may require a20
witness to either take an oath or make an affirmation; and21
(b) the examiner, or a person authorised under subsection (3),22
may administer an oath or affirmation to the witness.23
(2) The oath or affirmation is an oath or affirmation that the evidence24
the person will give will be true.25
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the Director-General may, in26
writing, authorise a person, or a class of persons, to administer an27
oath or affirmation.28