Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:677
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 677
Character Range: 1785130–1786323

677  Offences in relation to attending before the FWC

Required to attend
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person has been required to attend before the FWC; and
 (b) the person fails to attend as required.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

Oath or affirmation
 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person attends before the FWC; and
 (b) the FWC requires the person to take an oath or make an affirmation; and
 (c) the person refuses or fails to be sworn or to make an affirmation as required.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

Questions or documents
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person attends before the FWC; and
 (b) the FWC requires the person to answer a question or produce a document; and
 (c) the person refuses or fails to answer the question or produce the document.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

Reasonable excuse
 (4) Subsection (1), (2) or (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
 (5) A reference in this section to the FWC or an FWC Member includes a delegate of the FWC.