Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) ACT 1974 No. 164 of 1974 - SECT 18

18. A person appearing as a witness at an inquiry by a Commission shall not,
without reasonable excuse-

   (a)  refuse or fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation;

   (b)  refuse or fail to answer a question that he is required to answer by
        the Commissioner presiding at the inquiry; or

   (c)  refuse or fail to produce a document that he was required to produce
        by a summons under this Act served on him.

Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.