Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Evidence Act 1958 - SECT 16

Penalty for non-attendance or refusing to give evidence etc.

16. Penalty for non-attendance or refusing to give evidence etc.

Every person who-

   (a)  being served as aforesaid with a summons to attend the board fails
        without reasonable excuse to attend as required or to produce any
        documents in his custody possession or control which he is required by
        the summons to produce;

   (b)  happening to be present before the board and being required so to do
        refuses to be sworn or without lawful excuse refuses or fails to
        answer any question touching the subject-matter of inquiry or to
        produce any document-

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and liable to be dealt with in
accordance with section 20.