87Power to summon witnesses and take evidence

#### 87 Power to summon witnesses and take evidence 87 Power to summon witnesses and take evidence > > (1) The Chairperson of the Share Appeal Panel may summon a person to appear at a hearing of an appeal to give evidence and to produce such documents (if any) as are referred to in the summons. > > > (2) The Chairperson of that Panel may require a person appearing at the hearing of an appeal to produce a document. > > > (3) That Panel may, at a hearing, take evidence on oath or affirmation and, for that purpose— > > > > > (a) the Chairperson of that Panel may require a person appearing at the hearing to give evidence either to take an oath or to make an affirmation in a form approved by the Chairperson, and > > > > > (b) the Chairperson may administer an oath or affirmation to a person so appearing at the hearing. > > > (4) A person served with a summons to appear at a hearing to give evidence 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 the Chairperson of that Panel. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (5) A person appearing at a hearing to give evidence must not, without reasonable excuse— > > > > > (a) when required 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 Chairperson of that Panel, or > > > > > (c) refuse or fail to produce a document that the person is required to produce by a summons served under this section. > > > > Maximum penalty (subsection (5)): 20 penalty units.