Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01002:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C01002
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 7940–8685

8  Offences by persons
 (1) A person who is summoned to attend before a Magistrate or an eligible Judge must not:
 (a) without reasonable excuse, fail to attend as required by the summons, after payment or tender of a reasonable sum for expenses of attendance;
 (b) refuse to be sworn or to make an affirmation as a witness or, without reasonable excuse, to answer any question when required to do so by the Magistrate or Judge; or
 (c) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to produce any document or other article that the person was required to produce by the summons.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against paragraph (1)(a) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.