Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00753:clause:2_40
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00753
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 40
Character Range: 21582–22193

40  Preventing witnesses from attending Court
 (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
 (a) another person has been subpoenaed or summoned to attend as a witness in a judicial proceeding; and
 (b) the first person prevents the other person from attending as a witness, or from producing anything in evidence, pursuant to the subpoena or summons; and
 (c) the judicial proceeding is a federal judicial proceeding.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year.
 (2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence.
Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.