A person is guilty of contempt of a Commission if that person –

(a) being called on or examined as a witness before the Commission, without reasonable excuse –

(i) refuses to be sworn or make an affirmation; or

(ii) refuses or otherwise fails to answer a question put to that person by the Commission or a Commissioner in respect of the matter into which the Commission is making inquiry; or

(iii) refuses to answer a question properly put by an officer of the Commission or by a witness or counsel authorised to appear for a witness; or

(b) having appeared before the Commission as a witness – fails to continue to attend at the Commission proceedings from day to day without having been excused from doing so by the Commission; or

(c) does any act which, if the Commission were a court of law having power to commit for contempt, would be in contempt of that court.