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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE APPEALS ACT 1955 - SECT 44

Duty of witness to continue in attendance

             (1)  A person who has been summoned under this Act to attend the Tribunal, or to attend a person appointed to receive evidence on behalf of the Tribunal, as a witness shall appear and report himself or herself from day to day unless excused, or until released from further attendance, by a member of the Tribunal or the person so appointed.

Penalty:  $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

             (2)  Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:          For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .



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