sec.24Offences by witnesses

### sec.24 Offences by witnesses A person who is given a notice under section 23 must not— fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend at the inquiry as required by the registrar until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—35 penalty units. A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not— fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the registrar; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the registrar; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 23 . Maximum penalty—35 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question or produce a document or thing if answering the question or producing the document or thing might tend to incriminate the person. s 24 amd 2001 No. 57 s 7 (sec.24-ssec.1) A person who is given a notice under section 23 must not— fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend at the inquiry as required by the registrar until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—35 penalty units. (sec.24-ssec.2) A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not— fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the registrar; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the registrar; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 23 . Maximum penalty—35 penalty units. (sec.24-ssec.3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question or produce a document or thing if answering the question or producing the document or thing might tend to incriminate the person. - (a) fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or - (b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend at the inquiry as required by the registrar until excused from further attendance. - (a) fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the registrar; or - (b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the registrar; or - (c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 23 .