Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person who is given a notice under section 23 must not--
(a) fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or
(b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend at the inquiry as required by the registrar until excused from further attendance.
Maximum penalty--35 penalty units.
(2) A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not--
(a) fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the registrar; or
(b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the registrar; or
(c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 23.
Maximum penalty--35 penalty units.
(3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question or produce a document or thing if answering the question or producing the document or thing might tend to incriminate the person.