64Offence for summoned witness to fail to attend examination

64 Offence for summoned witness to fail to attend examination

S. 64(1) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.109).

(1) A person who is duly served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things at an examination before Integrity Oversight Victoria must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to attend in accordance with the witness summons.

S. 64(2) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.109).

(2) A person who is duly served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things at an examination before Integrity Oversight Victoria must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to attend from day to day unless—

S. 64(2)(a) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.109).

(a) excused by Integrity Oversight Victoria; or

S. 64(2)(b) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.109).

(b) released from further attendance by Integrity Oversight Victoria.

Note to s. 64 inserted by No. 59/2014 s. 31(2).

Section 97A applies to an offence against subsection (1) or (2).

S. 65 inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 12, amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 1.110).