sec.718Witnesses

### sec.718 Witnesses The chairperson may, by a notice given to a person (a witness ), require the person to attend the inquiry at a stated time and place to give evidence or produce stated documents or things. A witness must— comply with the notice unless the witness has a reasonable excuse; or continue to attend as required by the chairperson unless the witness has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. The chairperson must pay a witness the witness fee prescribed under a regulation or, if no fee is prescribed, the fee the chairperson considers to be reasonable. A witness must— take an oath, or make an affirmation, when required to do so by the chairperson; or answer a question or produce a document or thing when required to do so by the chairperson unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual if answering the question or producing the document or thing might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. s 718 amd 2011 No. 2 s 114 (sec.718-ssec.1) The chairperson may, by a notice given to a person (a witness ), require the person to attend the inquiry at a stated time and place to give evidence or produce stated documents or things. (sec.718-ssec.2) A witness must— comply with the notice unless the witness has a reasonable excuse; or continue to attend as required by the chairperson unless the witness has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.718-ssec.3) The chairperson must pay a witness the witness fee prescribed under a regulation or, if no fee is prescribed, the fee the chairperson considers to be reasonable. (sec.718-ssec.4) A witness must— take an oath, or make an affirmation, when required to do so by the chairperson; or answer a question or produce a document or thing when required to do so by the chairperson unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.718-ssec.5) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual if answering the question or producing the document or thing might tend to incriminate the individual or make the individual liable to a penalty. - (a) comply with the notice unless the witness has a reasonable excuse; or - (b) continue to attend as required by the chairperson unless the witness has a reasonable excuse. - (a) take an oath, or make an affirmation, when required to do so by the chairperson; or - (b) answer a question or produce a document or thing when required to do so by the chairperson unless the person has a reasonable excuse.