Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person appearing as a witness before the Board shall not:
(a) when required in pursuance of section 151 either to take an oath or make an affirmation--fail to comply with the requirement;
(b) fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the presiding member; or
(c) fail to produce a document that the person is required to produce by a summons under this Part served on the person as prescribed.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units, or both.
(1A) An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(1B) Subsection (1) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (1B). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(2) A person appearing as a witness before the Board shall not intentionally give evidence that is false or misleading in a material particular.
Penalty for a contravention of this subsection: Imprisonment for 12 months or 20 penalty units, or both.