Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ACT 1969 - SECT 28

  (1)   A person upon whom a summons under section   21 has been served shall not:

  (a)   fail to appear; or

  (b)   fail, unless excused or released by a member from continuing in attendance, to continue in attendance;

as required by the summons.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 12 months or 4 penalty units .

  (2)   Paragraph   ( 1)(a) or (b) does not apply if the person proves that he or she has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   A defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection   ( 2) (see section   13.4 of the Criminal Code ).