Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00098:section:28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00098
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 28
Character Range: 35599–36156

28  Failure of witness to attend
 (1) A person upon whom a summons under section 21 has been served shall not:
 (a) fail to appear; or
 (b) fail, unless excused or released by a member from continuing in attendance, to continue in attendance;
as required by the summons.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units.
 (2) Paragraph (1)(a) or (b) does not apply if the person proves that he or she has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see section 13.4 of the Criminal Code).