71IOffence to fail to take oath, make affirmation or answer question

71I Offence to fail to take oath, make affirmation or answer question (1) A person who is duly served with a notice to attend a meeting of the Board under section 71A(1)(c) or (d) must not, without reasonable excuse— (a) refuse or fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required to do so; or (b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the Board. Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months. See also section 72 of the **Criminal Procedure Act 2009**, which deals with the evidential burden of proof. (2) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) unless, before the person is required to take the oath or make the affirmation or answer the question, the Board informs the person that refusal or failure to do so without reasonable excuse is an offence. S. 71J inserted by No. 41/2015 s. 6.