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Public Accounts and Audit Committee Act 1951
17Witnesses not to refuse to be sworn etc.
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#### 17 Witnesses not to refuse to be sworn etc.
(1) A person summoned to appear before the Committee shall not refuse:
(a) to be sworn or make an affirmation;
(b) to answer a question put to him or her by the Committee or by any member thereof; or
(c) to produce a document which he or she is required by the Committee or by a member thereof to produce.
(2) Paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) does not apply if the person proves that he or she has just cause for the refusal.
> Note: A defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see section 13.4 of the Criminal Code).