Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROSTITUTION ACT 1999 - SECT 28C

28C Failure to take oath or answer question

(1) At a hearing of a disciplinary inquiry in relation to a licensee, the licensee must not—

(a) fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the Authority; or

(b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the Authority requires the licensee to answer.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) (b) , it is a reasonable excuse for a licensee to fail to answer a question, if answering the question might tend to incriminate the licensee.