Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:section:95t
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 95T
Character Range: 1354210–1354938

95T  Failure of witness to attend
 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is given a summons to appear as a witness at an inquiry; and
 (b) the person fails to attend as required by the summons or fails to appear and report himself or herself from day to day; and
 (c) the person has not been excused, or released from further attendance, by:
 (i) in an inquiry by the Commission—a member of the Commission; or
 (ii) in an external inquiry—the person presiding at the inquiry.
Penalty: 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).