Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01238:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01238
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 14100–14861

9  Offences by witnesses
 (1) A person who is summoned to attend before a magistrate or an eligible Judge as a witness shall not:
 (a) without reasonable excuse, fail to attend as required by the summons, after payment or tender of a reasonable sum for expenses of attendance;
 (b) refuse to be sworn or to make an affirmation as a witness or, without reasonable excuse, to answer any question when required to do so by the magistrate or Judge; or
 (c) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to produce any document or other article that the person was required to produce by the summons.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against paragraph (1)(a) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.