sec.214Witnesses at hearings

### 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.