Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Regulations 1988
8Offences by persons
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8 Offences by persons
(1) A person who is summoned to attend before a Magistrate or an eligible Judge must not: (a) without reasonable excuse, fail to attend as required by the summons, after payment or tender of a reasonable sum for expenses of attendance; (b) refuse to be sworn or to make an affirmation as a witness or, without reasonable excuse, to answer any question when required to do so by the Magistrate or Judge; or (c) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to produce any document or other article that the person was required to produce by the summons.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) An offence against paragraph (1)(a) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.