43Other contempts

43 Other contempts

A person is guilty of contempt if that person –

(a) being called on or examined as a witness before an inquiry, without reasonable excuse –

(i) refuses to be sworn or make an affirmation; or

(ii) refuses or otherwise fails to answer a question put to that person by the Commissioner in respect of the matter into which the Commissioner is inquiring; or

(iii) refuses to answer a question properly put by a witness or counsel authorised to appear for a witness; or

(b) having appeared before an inquiry as a witness, fails to continue to attend at an inquiry from day to day without having been excused from doing so by the Commissioner; or

(c) does any act which, if the Commissioner were a court of law having power to commit for contempt, would be in contempt of that court.