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Passenger Transport Act 1990
46BFWitnesses and evidence at transport safety inquiries
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#### 46BF Witnesses and evidence at transport safety inquiries
46BF Witnesses and evidence at transport safety inquiries
> > (1) A Board of Inquiry may summon a person to appear at a transport safety inquiry conducted by the Board to give evidence and to produce any documents that are specified in the summons.
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> > (2) A Board of Inquiry may require a person appearing at a transport safety inquiry to do any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) be sworn or affirmed,
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> > > (b) produce a document,
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> > > (c) answer a question.
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> > (3) A person attending as a witness before a Board of Inquiry is to be paid expenses of the amount or at the rate approved by the Minister for the purposes of this section.
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> > (4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made of the person under this section.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of a corporation (being a previous offender)—750 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) in the case of a corporation (not being a previous offender)—500 penalty units, or
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> > > (c) in the case of an individual (being a previous offender)—375 penalty units, or
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> > > (d) in the case of an individual (not being a previous offender)—250 penalty units.
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> **ss 46BE–46BG:** Ins 2005 No 55, Sch 3 \[11\].