sec.33Obligation to respond and produce to an authorised committee

### sec.33 Obligation to respond and produce to an authorised committee If a person attending before an authorised committee does not— answer a question asked by the committee; or produce a document or other thing the Assembly or the committee ordered the person to produce to the committee; the chairperson of the committee may require the person to answer the question or produce the document or other thing. A person must comply with the chairperson’s requirement under subsection (1) unless the person makes an objection under subsections (3) and (4) . A person may object to answering the question or producing the document or other thing on 1 or both of the grounds mentioned in section 34 . The objection must be made directly to the committee or in writing and must state the grounds of the objection. If— the person does not comply with the requirement under subsection (1) and does not make an objection under subsections (3) and (4) ; or the person makes an objection under subsections (3) and (4) and the committee considers the person must answer the question or produce the document or other thing despite the objection; the committee may report the matter to the Assembly. The Assembly may order the person to answer the question or produce the document or other thing to the committee if— the person has not made an objection under subsections (3) and (4) ; or the person has made an objection under subsections (3) and (4) and the Assembly decides the person must answer the question or produce the document or other thing despite the objection. If the Assembly orders a person under subsection (6) to answer a question or produce a document or other thing, the Assembly may also order a class of person, including a person who has not appeared, or been asked to appear, before the committee, to answer the same question or produce the same document or other thing. A person or a class of person to whom an order under subsection (6) or (7) is directed must comply with the order. s 33 amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch (sec.33-ssec.1) If a person attending before an authorised committee does not— answer a question asked by the committee; or produce a document or other thing the Assembly or the committee ordered the person to produce to the committee; the chairperson of the committee may require the person to answer the question or produce the document or other thing. (sec.33-ssec.2) A person must comply with the chairperson’s requirement under subsection (1) unless the person makes an objection under subsections (3) and (4) . (sec.33-ssec.3) A person may object to answering the question or producing the document or other thing on 1 or both of the grounds mentioned in section 34 . (sec.33-ssec.4) The objection must be made directly to the committee or in writing and must state the grounds of the objection. (sec.33-ssec.5) If— the person does not comply with the requirement under subsection (1) and does not make an objection under subsections (3) and (4) ; or the person makes an objection under subsections (3) and (4) and the committee considers the person must answer the question or produce the document or other thing despite the objection; the committee may report the matter to the Assembly. (sec.33-ssec.6) The Assembly may order the person to answer the question or produce the document or other thing to the committee if— the person has not made an objection under subsections (3) and (4) ; or the person has made an objection under subsections (3) and (4) and the Assembly decides the person must answer the question or produce the document or other thing despite the objection. (sec.33-ssec.7) If the Assembly orders a person under subsection (6) to answer a question or produce a document or other thing, the Assembly may also order a class of person, including a person who has not appeared, or been asked to appear, before the committee, to answer the same question or produce the same document or other thing. (sec.33-ssec.8) A person or a class of person to whom an order under subsection (6) or (7) is directed must comply with the order. - (a) answer a question asked by the committee; or - (b) produce a document or other thing the Assembly or the committee ordered the person to produce to the committee; - (a) the person does not comply with the requirement under subsection (1) and does not make an objection under subsections (3) and (4) ; or - (b) the person makes an objection under subsections (3) and (4) and the committee considers the person must answer the question or produce the document or other thing despite the objection; - (a) the person has not made an objection under subsections (3) and (4) ; or - (b) the person has made an objection under subsections (3) and (4) and the Assembly decides the person must answer the question or produce the document or other thing despite the objection.