Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155:section:183p
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00155
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 183P
Character Range: 1187054–1187666

183P  Offences by witness
 (1) A person summoned to attend before the Committee as a witness shall not:
 (a) fail to attend, after payment or tender to him or her of a reasonable sum for his or her expenses of attendance; or
 (b) refuse to be sworn or to make an affirmation as a witness, or to answer any question when required to do so by a member of the Committee; or
 (c) refuse or fail to produce a book or document which he or she was required by the summons to produce.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
 (2) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (c) do not apply if the person has reasonable cause for the failure or refusal.