Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00224:section:171
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00224
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 171
Character Range: 535491–536221

171  Failure of witness to attend
 (1) A person who has been served in the prescribed way with a summons to appear before the Tribunal to give evidence and has been paid reasonable expenses must not:
 (a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or
 (b) fail to appear and report from day to day, unless excused, or released from further attendance, by the Tribunal.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note:  A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
 (3) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note:  For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.