Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Evidence Act 1958 - SECT 19

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

19. Penalty for non-attendance, refusing to give evidence etc.

Every person who-

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

   (b)  happening to be present before the commission 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.