CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 71G Power to take evidence on oath or affirmation

CORRECTIONS ACT 1986 - SECT 71G

S. 71G(1) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 32.1).

    (1)     The Board may require a person attending a meeting of the Board in accordance with a notice to attend to give evidence or answer questions on oath or by affirmation.

    (2)     A member of the Board, or a member of staff who is authorised to do so by a member of the Board, may administer an oath or affirmation to a person for the purposes of subsection (1).

    (3)     An oath to be sworn or an affirmation to be made by a person who is appearing before the Board by audio visual link may be administered either—

        (a)     by means of the audio visual link, in nearly as practicable the same way as if the person were physically attending the meeting of the Board; or

        (b)     at the direction of, and on behalf of, the Board at the remote point by a person authorised by the Board.

S. 71H inserted by No. 41/2015 s. 6.