Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT COMMITTEE ACT 1951 - SECT 17

  (1)   A person summoned to appear before the Committee shall not refuse:

  (a)   to be sworn or make an affirmation;

  (b)   to answer a question put to him or her by the Committee or by any member thereof; or

  (c)   to produce a document which he or she is required by the Committee or by a member thereof to produce.

  (2)   Paragraph   ( 1)(a), (b) or (c) does not apply if the person proves that he or she has just cause for the refusal.

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