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Bankruptcy Act 1966
267FRefusal to be sworn or give evidence etc.
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267F Refusal to be sworn or give evidence etc.
(1) A person attending before the Official Receiver or an authorised officer as required by a notice under subsection 77C(1) must not:
(a) refuse or fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation; or
(b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the Official Receiver or authorised officer, as the case may be; or
(c) refuse or fail to produce any books that the person is required by the notice to produce.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).