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Local Government Act 2009
sec.150CJPower to require attendance
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### sec.150CJ Power to require attendance
The investigator may require a person to—
attend a meeting with the investigator at a stated reasonable time and place; and
answer questions, related to the investigation of the conduct of a councillor or an offence against a conduct provision, asked by the investigator.
When making a requirement of a person under subsection (1) , the investigator must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to answer a question if answering the question might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.
s 150CJ ins 2018 No. 8 s 12
(sec.150CJ-ssec.1) The investigator may require a person to— attend a meeting with the investigator at a stated reasonable time and place; and answer questions, related to the investigation of the conduct of a councillor or an offence against a conduct provision, asked by the investigator.
(sec.150CJ-ssec.2) When making a requirement of a person under subsection (1) , the investigator must give the person an offence warning for the requirement.
(sec.150CJ-ssec.3) A person of whom a requirement is made under subsection (1) must comply with the requirement, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.150CJ-ssec.4) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to fail to answer a question if answering the question might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.
- (a) attend a meeting with the investigator at a stated reasonable time and place; and
- (b) answer questions, related to the investigation of the conduct of a councillor or an offence against a conduct provision, asked by the investigator.