143Failing to attend as a witness

143 Failing to attend as a witness

143 Failing to attend as a witness

A person who is served, as prescribed by the Regulations, with a summons to appear as a witness before the AER must not, without reasonable excuse—

(a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or

(b) fail to appear and report himself or herself from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by the AER.

Maximum penalty—$6 300.

Note—

See Schedule 2 clause 37A, which provides for the amounts specified in this section to be adjusted every 3 years to reflect movements in the consumer price index. The adjusted amounts are published on the AER’s website.

pt 10, divs 1–4 (ss 123–156): Ins 2007 No 53, sec 75.

s 143: Ins 2007 No 53, sec 75. Am 2020 No 37, sec 29.