ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 239
Refusal of witness to be sworn or to answer questions
ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 239
Refusal of witness to be sworn or to answer questions
239 Refusal of witness to be sworn or to answer questions
(1) A person appearing as a witness at a hearing of the Land Tribunal must
not, without reasonable excuse— (a) fail to be sworn or to make an
affirmation; or
(b) fail to answer a question that the person is required to
answer by the presiding member; or
(c) fail to produce a document that the
person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on the
person as prescribed.
Penalty— Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
(2) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question if
answering the question may tend to incriminate the person.
(3) It is a
reasonable excuse for a person to fail to produce a document if producing the
document may tend to incriminate the person.
