Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00563:section:48
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00563
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 48
Character Range: 42929–43699

48  Summons to person to attend hearing
 (1) If the Ombudsman reasonably believes that a person has, or could take reasonable steps to obtain, information or documents relevant to the inquiry, the Ombudsman may summon a person, in writing, to appear at a hearing to give evidence and to produce documents specified in the summons.
 (2) A person served with a summons to appear at a hearing must not:
 (a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or
 (b) fail to attend from day to day.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.
 (3) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply if the person is excused, or released from further attendance, by the Ombudsman.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).