Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C1973A00037:body:0:p12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C1973A00037
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 26531–29112

A person served with a summons to appear as a witness at an inquiry shall not, without reasonable excuse—
       (a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or
       (b) fail to appear and report himself from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by a member.
   Penalty: One thousand dollars or imprisonment for three months.

Refusal to be sworn or to answer questions.
26. A person appearing as a witness at an inquiry shall not, without reasonable excuse—
       (a) refuse or fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation;
       (b) refuse or fail to answer a question that he is required to answer by the member presiding at the inquiry; or
       (c) refuse or fail to produce a document that he was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on him.
   Penalty: One thousand dollars or imprisonment for three months.

Protection of members, representatives and witnesses.
27. (1) A member has, in the performance of his duty as a member, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court.
(2) A person appearing before the Tribunal on behalf of a party at an inquiry under this Act has the same protection and immunity as a barrister has in appearing for a party in proceedings in the High Court.
(3) Subject to this Act, a person summoned to attend or appearing before the Tribunal as a witness at an inquiry under this Act has the same protection, and is, in addition to the penalties provided by this Act, subject to the same liabilities, in any civil or criminal proceedings as a witness in proceedings in the High Court.

Tribunal to notify company when report furnished.
28. Where, after an inquiry, the Tribunal furnishes a report to the Minister, the Tribunal shall cause the company concerned to be notified of the furnishing of the report and of the date on which the report was furnished.

Powers of Tribunal in relation to documents produced.
29. (1) A member of the Tribunal or of the staff assisting the Tribunal may inspect any books or documents furnished to the Tribunal for the purposes of the performance of its functions under this Act or produced at an inquiry and may make copies of, or take extracts from, those books or documents.
(2) Books or documents so furnished may be retained by the Tribunal for such reasonable period as the Tribunal thinks fit.

Allowances to witnesses.
30. A witness summoned under this Act to appear at an inquiry is entitled to be paid—
       (a) in a case where the witness was summoned on the application of a party to the inquiry—by that party; or
       (b) in