Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00831:section:43
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00831
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 43
Character Range: 40515–41318

43  Failure to attend or produce documents
 (1) A person served with a summons under this Act to attend the Tribunal, or to attend a person appointed to receive evidence on behalf of the Tribunal, shall not:
 (a) fail to attend the Tribunal or the person so appointed; or
 (b) fail to produce any document, book or writing in the person's custody or control which the person was required by the summons to produce.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units.
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
 (3) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.