sec.216Offences by witnesses

### sec.216 Offences by witnesses A person given an attendance notice must not fail, without reasonable excuse to— attend as required by the notice; or continue to attend as required by the chairperson of the board of inquiry until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must take an oath when required by the chairperson of the board. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. Also, a person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not fail, without reasonable excuse— to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member of the board; or to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce under an attendance notice. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to refuse to answer a question or produce a document or thing on the ground that the answer or production of the document or thing might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. s 216 amd 2011 No. 2 s 20 ; 2024 No. 34 s 78 (sec.216-ssec.1) A person given an attendance notice must not fail, without reasonable excuse to— attend as required by the notice; or continue to attend as required by the chairperson of the board of inquiry until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.216-ssec.2) A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must take an oath when required by the chairperson of the board. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.216-ssec.3) Also, a person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not fail, without reasonable excuse— to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member of the board; or to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce under an attendance notice. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.216-ssec.4) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to refuse to answer a question or produce a document or thing on the ground that the answer or production of the document or thing might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. - (a) attend as required by the notice; or - (b) continue to attend as required by the chairperson of the board of inquiry until excused from further attendance. - (a) to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member of the board; or - (b) to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce under an attendance notice.