89Offences in relation to attendance before Tribunal

89 Offences in relation to attendance before Tribunal

Required to attend (1) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person has been required to attend before the Tribunal; and (b) the person fails to attend as required.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

Oath or affirmation (2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person attends before the Tribunal; and (b) the Tribunal requires the person to take an oath or make an affirmation; and (c) the person refuses or fails to be sworn or to make an affirmation as required.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

Questions or documents (3) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person attends before the Tribunal; and (b) the Tribunal requires the person to answer a question or produce a document; and (c) the person refuses or fails to answer the question or produce the document.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

Defence of reasonable excuse (4) Subsection (1), (2) or (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.