Queensland Consolidated Acts

ABORIGINAL LAND ACT 1991 - SECT 239

239 Refusal of witness to be sworn or to answer questions

(1) A person appearing as a witness at a hearing of the Land Tribunal must not, without reasonable excuse—

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

(b) fail to answer a question that the person is required to answer by the presiding member; or

(c) fail to produce a document that the person was required to produce by a summons under this Act served on the person as prescribed.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question if answering the question may tend to incriminate the person.

(3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to produce a document if producing the document may tend to incriminate the person.