Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009
sec.214Offences by witnesses
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sec.214 Offences by witnesses
A person given a notice under section 97 must not fail, without reasonable excuse— to attend as required by the notice; or to continue to attend as required by the tribunal until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. A person appearing as a witness at a hearing of a proceeding must not— fail to take an oath when required by the tribunal; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the tribunal; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or other thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 97 . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to refuse to answer a question or produce a document or other thing if the answer or the production of the document or thing might tend to incriminate the person. See also section 237 (9) (Immunity of participants etc.). (sec.214-ssec.1) A person given a notice under section 97 must not fail, without reasonable excuse— to attend as required by the notice; or to continue to attend as required by the tribunal until excused from further attendance. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.214-ssec.2) A person appearing as a witness at a hearing of a proceeding must not— fail to take an oath when required by the tribunal; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the tribunal; or fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or other thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 97 . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.214-ssec.3) It is a reasonable excuse for an individual to refuse to answer a question or produce a document or other thing if the answer or the production of the document or thing might tend to incriminate the person. See also section 237 (9) (Immunity of participants etc.).
- (a) to attend as required by the notice; or
- (b) to continue to attend as required by the tribunal until excused from further attendance.
- (a) fail to take an oath when required by the tribunal; or
- (b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the tribunal; or
- (c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or other thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 97 .