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POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 70 Attendance by persons

POLICE SERVICE ACT 2003 - SECT 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.
(8)  The Commissioner must make available to the Police Review Board any one or more of the following persons:
(a) the applicant for the review;
(b) any police officer required or summoned to attend the review.