New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NEW SOUTH WALES CRIME COMMISSION ACT 1985 - SECT 18

18 Failure of witnesses to attend and answer questions etc

(1) A person served with a summons to appear as a witness at a hearing before the Commission shall not, without reasonable excuse:

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

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

(2) A person appearing as a witness at a hearing before the Commission shall not, without reasonable excuse or except as provided by section 18A or 18B:

(a) when required pursuant to section 16 either to take an oath or make an affirmation-refuse or fail to comply with the requirement,

(b) refuse or fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the member presiding at the hearing, or

(c) refuse or fail to produce a document or thing that the person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served as prescribed.

(3) A witness who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with a condition to which the release of the witness under section 18AA (5) is subject, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.