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.