Explosives Act 1999
sec.72Offences by witnesses
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sec.72 Offences by witnesses
A person given a notice under section 69 must not— fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend as required by the chairperson of the board of inquiry until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not— fail to take an oath when required by the chairperson of the board; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member of the board; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 69 . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. See also sections 74A and 74B in relation to self-incrimination. s 72 amd 2011 No. 2 s 34 ; 2019 No. 7 s 63 ; 2024 No. 34 s 115 (sec.72-ssec.1) A person given a notice under section 69 must not— fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend as required by the chairperson of the board of inquiry until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.72-ssec.2) A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not— fail to take an oath when required by the chairperson of the board; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member of the board; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 69 . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. See also sections 74A and 74B in relation to self-incrimination.
- (a) fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or
- (b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend as required by the chairperson of the board of inquiry until excused from further attendance.
- (a) fail to take an oath when required by the chairperson of the board; or
- (b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member of the board; or
- (c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 69 .