sec.189Refusal to answer question

### sec.189 Refusal to answer question A witness at a commission hearing must answer a question, including a question about a claim of reasonable excuse made at the hearing, put to the person at the hearing by the presiding officer unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. An offence against subsection (1) is a misdemeanour. It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that answering the question might tend to incriminate the person. If a claim of self-incrimination privilege is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A . A person commits an offence under subsection (1) if the person remains silent. s 189 sub 2006 No. 41 s 14 amd 2013 No. 45 s 23 sub 2024 No. 41 s 25 (sec.189-ssec.1) A witness at a commission hearing must answer a question, including a question about a claim of reasonable excuse made at the hearing, put to the person at the hearing by the presiding officer unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. (sec.189-ssec.2) An offence against subsection (1) is a misdemeanour. (sec.189-ssec.3) It is not a reasonable excuse for subsection (1) that answering the question might tend to incriminate the person. If a claim of self-incrimination privilege is made, the claim is dealt with under chapter 4A . (sec.189-ssec.4) A person commits an offence under subsection (1) if the person remains silent.