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CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2013 - SECT 46
Powers in relation to witnesses
46 Powers in relation to witnesses
(1) The Tribunal may-- (a) call any witness of its own motion, and
(b)
examine any witness on oath or affirmation or require evidence to be verified
by a statutory declaration, and
(c) examine or cross-examine any witness to
such extent as the Tribunal thinks proper in order to elicit information
relevant to the exercise of the functions of the Tribunal in any proceedings,
and
(d) compel any witness to answer questions which the Tribunal considers
to be relevant in any proceedings.
(2) If the Tribunal decides to call a
person as a witness under subsection (1)(a), the Tribunal may-- (a) seek to
procure the voluntary attendance of the witness before it by notifying the
person in such manner as it thinks appropriate in the circumstances, or
(b)
issue a summons (or direct a registrar to issue a summons) to compel the
attendance of the person before it.
(3) Nothing in subsection (1) enables
the Tribunal to compel a witness to answer a question if the witness has a
reasonable excuse for refusing to answer the question.
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