Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A person:
(a) who has been summonsed to appear as a witness before the Registrar; and
(b) to whom a reasonable sum has been tendered in payment for expenses;
must not fail to appear in answer to the summons.
(2) A person:
(a) who has been required by the Registrar to produce a document or any other thing; and
(b) to whom a reasonable sum has been tendered in payment for expenses;
must not fail to produce the document or thing.
(2A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (2A), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .
(3) An offence under this section is an offence of strict liability.
Note 1: The Reader's Guide gives information about penalties (see the paragraphs under the subheading Crimes Act 1914 ).
Note 2: For strict liability , see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .