25Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions etc

#### 25 Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions etc 25 Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions etc > > (1) A person served with a summons to appear as a witness at a hearing before the Commission must not, without reasonable excuse— > > > > > (a) fail to attend as required by the summons, or > > > > > (b) fail to attend from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by an executive officer. > > > (2) A person appearing as a witness at a hearing before the Commission must not, without reasonable excuse or except as provided by section 39 or 40— > > > > > (a) when required under section 24 either to take an oath or make an affirmation—refuse or fail to comply with the requirement, or > > > > > (b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the executive officer presiding at the hearing, or > > > > > (c) refuse or fail to produce a document or thing that the person was required to produce by a summons served on the person under this Act. > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both. > > **s 25:** Am 2013 No 47, Sch 2.9.