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City of Brisbane Act 2010
sec.207Witnesses at hearings
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### sec.207 Witnesses at hearings
The investigator may require a person, by giving them a written notice, to attend a hearing as a witness in order to—
give evidence; or
produce specified documents.
The person must—
attend at the time and place specified in the notice; and
continue to attend until excused by the investigator; and
take an oath or make an affirmation if required by the investigator; and
answer a question that the person is required to answer by the investigator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
produce a document that the person is required to produce by the investigator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
A person has a reasonable excuse for failing to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the person.
A person who attends as a witness is entitled to—
the witness fees that are prescribed under a regulation; or
if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the investigator.
(sec.207-ssec.1) The investigator may require a person, by giving them a written notice, to attend a hearing as a witness in order to— give evidence; or produce specified documents.
(sec.207-ssec.2) The person must— attend at the time and place specified in the notice; and continue to attend until excused by the investigator; and take an oath or make an affirmation if required by the investigator; and answer a question that the person is required to answer by the investigator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and produce a document that the person is required to produce by the investigator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
(sec.207-ssec.3) A person has a reasonable excuse for failing to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the person.
(sec.207-ssec.4) A person who attends as a witness is entitled to— the witness fees that are prescribed under a regulation; or if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the investigator.
- (a) give evidence; or
- (b) produce specified documents.
- (a) attend at the time and place specified in the notice; and
- (b) continue to attend until excused by the investigator; and
- (c) take an oath or make an affirmation if required by the investigator; and
- (d) answer a question that the person is required to answer by the investigator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
- (e) produce a document that the person is required to produce by the investigator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) the witness fees that are prescribed under a regulation; or
- (b) if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the investigator.