63Powers of Board

### 63 Powers of Board > > (1)  For the purposes of this Act, the Board may – > > > > > > (a) by summons signed by the secretary of the Board, require any person to attend before the Board; and > > > > > > > (b) require any person to give oral or written answers to any questions relating to any matter before the Board; and > > > > > > > (c) by summons signed by the secretary of the Board, require any person to produce any document in the person’s possession or control relating to any matter before the Board; and > > > > > > > (d) examine a witness on oath or affirmation which may be administered by any member of the Board; and > > > > > > > (e) require any information given to the Board to be verified by statutory declaration. > > > (2)  A person is guilty of an offence if the person – > > > > > > (a) having been duly served with a summons to attend before the Board, neglects or fails to attend, without reasonable excuse, in answer to the summons; or > > > > > > > (b) wilfully insults the Board or a member of the Board; or > > > > > > > (c) misbehaves himself or herself before the Board; or > > > > > > > (d) interrupts the proceedings of the Board; or > > > > > > > (e) having been called or examined as a witness before the Board, refuses to be sworn or to affirm, refuses to answer any question that the person would be compellable to answer in a court or refuses to produce a document specified in a summons served on the person. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. > > > (3)  For the purposes of any business before it, the Board may – > > > > > > (a) appoint a member of the Board to make an investigation or inquiry and may consider the report of that investigation or inquiry made by the member; and > > > > > > > (b) consider the report of an investigation or inquiry made by any other person who it is satisfied is competent to make that investigation or inquiry; and > > > > > > > (c) rely on the knowledge of a member of the Board, however that knowledge is gained.