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JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF VICTORIA ACT 2016 - SECT 79

Offence for summoned witness to fail to attend hearing

    (1)     A person who is served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things to an investigating panel must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to attend in accordance with the witness summons.

Penalty:     240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.

    (2)     A person who is served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things at a hearing before an investigating panel must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to attend from day to day unless—

        (a)     excused by the investigating panel; or

        (b)     released from further attendance by the investigating panel.

Penalty:     240 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years or both.



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