7Failure to attend relevant proceedings etc

#### 7 Failure to attend relevant proceedings etc 7 Failure to attend relevant proceedings etc > > (1) A person is guilty of an offence if— > > > > > (a) arrangements in force under section 6 authorise the issue of summonses requiring attendance at relevant proceedings for a purpose specified in section 6 (4), and > > > > > (b) the person— > > > > > > > (i) having been served with such a summons, fails without reasonable excuse to comply with the summons, or > > > > > > > (ii) having complied with the summons, fails without reasonable excuse to answer a question put to the person by the person presiding over the relevant proceedings concerned. > > > (2) A person is guilty of an offence if— > > > > > (a) arrangements in force under section 6 provide for evidence in relevant proceedings to be taken on oath, and > > > > > (b) the person, having appeared in such proceedings for the purpose of giving evidence, fails without reasonable excuse to take an oath in accordance with a requirement to do so imposed by the person presiding over the proceedings. > > > (3) A person who in any relevant proceedings gives evidence that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material respect is guilty of an offence. > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > **s 7:** Ins 1990 No 20, Sch 1 (4).