National Sports Tribunal Act 2019
44Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 44
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in National Sports Tribunal Act 2019.
44 Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions
Oath or affirmation (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person appears as a witness before the National Sports Tribunal; and (b) a member has required the person to take an oath or make an affirmation; and (c) the person fails to take the oath or make the affirmation.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
(2) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person appears as a witness before the National Sports Tribunal; and (b) a member has required the person to take an oath or make an affirmation; and (c) the person fails to take the oath or make the affirmation.
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.
Questions (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person appears as a witness before the National Sports Tribunal; and (b) a member has required the person to answer a question; and (c) the person fails to answer the question.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
(4) A person contravenes this subsection if: (a) the person appears as a witness before the National Sports Tribunal; and (b) a member has required the person to answer a question; and (c) the person fails to answer the question.
Civil penalty: 60 penalty units.