9Offences by witnesses

#### 9 Offences by witnesses (1) A person who is summoned to attend before a magistrate or an eligible Judge as a witness shall not: (a) without reasonable excuse, fail to attend as required by the summons, after payment or tender of a reasonable sum for expenses of attendance; (b) refuse to be sworn or to make an affirmation as a witness or, without reasonable excuse, to answer any question when required to do so by the magistrate or Judge; or (c) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to produce any document or other article that the person was required to produce by the summons. Penalty: 5 penalty units. (2) An offence against paragraph (1)(a) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.