Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is required to produce a document by a summons under paragraph 61CQ(c) served on the person; and
(b) refuses or fails to do so.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) In paragraph (1)(a), strict liability applies to the physical element of circumstance, that the summons is under paragraph 61CQ(c).
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(3) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is appearing before a Conscientious Objection Tribunal to give evidence; and
(b) is required under paragraph 61CQ(d) either to take an oath or to make an affirmation; and
(c) refuses or fails to comply with the requirement.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) In paragraph (3)(b), strict liability applies to the physical element of circumstance, that the requirement is under paragraph 61CQ(d).
Note: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .
(5) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is appearing before a Conscientious Objection Tribunal to give evidence; and
(b) is required to answer a question by the presiding member; and
(c) refuses or fails to answer the question.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
(6) Subsections (1), (3) and (5) do not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: The defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6). See subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(7) A person commits an offence if the person:
(a) is appearing before a Conscientious Objection Tribunal to give evidence; and
(b) gives evidence that is false or misleading in a material particular; and
(c) knows that the evidence is false or misleading in the material particular.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.