Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00098:section:30
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00098
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 30
Character Range: 36350–36964

30  Refusal to be sworn etc.
 (1) A person upon whom a summons under section 21 has been served shall not refuse or fail:
 (a) to be sworn or to make an affirmation;
 (b) to answer a question put to him or her by the Chair or a member; or
 (c) to produce a document that he or she was, by the summons, required to produce.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units.
 (2) Paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) 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).