42BDisobedience to summons an offence

##### 42B Disobedience to summons an offence (1) A person who has been summoned to appear as a witness before the Registrar must not, after tender of reasonable expenses, fail to appear in obedience to the summons. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months. (2) A person who has been required by the Registrar to produce a document or article must not, after tender of reasonable expenses, fail to produce the document or article. Penalty for contravention of this subsection: Imprisonment for 6 months. (3) Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply if the person has a lawful excuse. > Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.