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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 - SECT 156 Failure of witness to attend

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1991 - SECT 156

Failure of witness to attend

  (1)   A person who has been served, as prescribed, with a summons to appear before the Panel to give evidence and tendered reasonable expenses must not:

  (a)   fail to attend as required by the summons; or

  (b)   fail to appear and report from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by a member.

Penalty:   30 penalty units.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (2). See subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   An offence under subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

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