43Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions

43 Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions

43 Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions

A person appearing as a witness at an inquiry by a Commission shall not, without reasonable excuse—

(a) refuse or fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation,

(b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the Commissioner conducting or presiding at the inquiry, or

(c) refuse or fail to produce a document that the person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on the person.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

s 43: Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1.