National Gas (Queensland) Law
sec.181Failing to attend as a witness
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sec.181 Failing to attend as a witness
A person who is served, as prescribed by the Regulations, with a summons to appear as a witness at a dispute hearing before the relevant adjudicator for an access dispute must not, without reasonable excuse— fail to attend as required by the summons; or fail to appear and report from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by the relevant adjudicator. Maximum penalty: $6 300. See Schedule 2 clause 47B, which provides for criminal penalty amounts to be adjusted every 3 years to reflect movements in the consumer price index. The adjusted amounts are published on the AER’s website. s 181 sub 2022 No. 21 (SA) s 75
- (a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or
- (b) fail to appear and report from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by the relevant adjudicator.