ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1968 - SECT 28
ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1968 - SECT 28
28 . Preventing witness from attending
A person who wilfully
prevents or wilfully endeavours to prevent a person who has been summoned to
attend as a witness before any Commission from attending as a witness or from
producing anything in evidence pursuant to the summons to attend is guilty of
a crime.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
Summary conviction penalty: Imprisonment for 2
years and a fine of $24 000.
[Section 28 amended: No. 30 of 2006 s. 14.]