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Local Government Act 2009
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### sec.214 Witnesses at hearings
The decision-maker may require a person, by giving them a notice, to attend a hearing as a witness in order to—
give evidence; or
produce specified documents.
The person must—
attend at the time and place specified in the notice; and
continue to attend until excused by the decision-maker; and
take an oath or make an affirmation if required by the decision-maker; and
answer a question that the person is required to answer by the decision-maker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
produce a document that the person is required to produce by the decision-maker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
A person has a reasonable excuse for failing to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the person.
A person who attends as a witness is entitled to—
the witness fees that are prescribed under a regulation; or
if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the decision-maker.
s 214 amd 2018 No. 8 ss 21 , 34
(sec.214-ssec.1) The decision-maker may require a person, by giving them a notice, to attend a hearing as a witness in order to— give evidence; or produce specified documents.
(sec.214-ssec.2) The person must— attend at the time and place specified in the notice; and continue to attend until excused by the decision-maker; and take an oath or make an affirmation if required by the decision-maker; and answer a question that the person is required to answer by the decision-maker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and produce a document that the person is required to produce by the decision-maker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
(sec.214-ssec.3) A person has a reasonable excuse for failing to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the person.
(sec.214-ssec.4) A person who attends as a witness is entitled to— the witness fees that are prescribed under a regulation; or if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the decision-maker.
- (a) give evidence; or
- (b) produce specified documents.
- (a) attend at the time and place specified in the notice; and
- (b) continue to attend until excused by the decision-maker; and
- (c) take an oath or make an affirmation if required by the decision-maker; and
- (d) answer a question that the person is required to answer by the decision-maker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
- (e) produce a document that the person is required to produce by the decision-maker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) the witness fees that are prescribed under a regulation; or
- (b) if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the decision-maker.