AustLII Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

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POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 70

70. Attendance by persons

      (1) The Police Review Board may require or summon a person to attend a review.

      (2) The applicant for a review or the Commissioner may request the Police Review Board to require or summon a person to attend a review.

      (3) A summons must be made by notice in writing served on a person requiring that person to attend to do any one or more of the following:

(a) give evidence;

(b) produce documents;

(c) produce records.

      (4) The summons must specify the following:

(a) the name of the person on whom it is to be served;

(b) the time and place at which the person is required to attend;

(c) any document or record the Police Review Board requires the person to produce;

(d) any other matter the Police Review Board determines.

      (5) The Police Review Board may direct a person required to attend a review to do any one or more of the following:

(a) give evidence;

(b) produce documents;

(c) produce records.

      (6) A person summoned or required to attend must not –

(a) without reasonable excuse, fail to attend the proceedings; or

(b) refuse to answer any question put by the Police Review Board; or

(c) give an answer that to his or her knowledge is false or misleading; or

(d) without reasonable excuse, fail to produce any document or record specified in the notice or as required.

Penalty:

Fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.

      (7) Any evidence given under this section is not admissible in any legal proceedings other than proceedings under this Act.



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