sec.203Other offences by witnesses

### sec.203 Other offences by witnesses A person appearing as a witness at an arbitration hearing must not, without reasonable excuse— fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the member presiding at the hearing; or fail to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member; or fail to produce a document the person is required to produce by a notice under section 200 . Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. It is a reasonable excuse to refuse to answer a question or produce a document on the ground that the answer or production of the document might tend to incriminate the person. (sec.203-ssec.1) A person appearing as a witness at an arbitration hearing must not, without reasonable excuse— fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the member presiding at the hearing; or fail to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member; or fail to produce a document the person is required to produce by a notice under section 200 . Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.203-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse to refuse to answer a question or produce a document on the ground that the answer or production of the document might tend to incriminate the person. - (a) fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the member presiding at the hearing; or - (b) fail to answer a question the person is required to answer by a member; or - (c) fail to produce a document the person is required to produce by a notice under section 200 .