Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A person duly served with a witness summons to attend as a witness to give evidence or to produce documents or other things at an examination before the Victorian Inspectorate who, without reasonable excuse—
(a) fails to attend in accordance with the witness summons; or
(b) fails to attend from day to day unless excused by the Victorian Inspectorate or released from further attendance by the Victorian Inspectorate; or
(c) while attending as a witness at the examination before the Victorian Inspectorate, refuses or fails to answer a question that he or she is required to answer by the Victorian Inspectorate; or
(d) while attending as a witness at the examination before the Victorian Inspectorate, refuses or fails to produce a document or other thing that he or she was required to produce by the witness summons; or
(e) while attending as a witness at the examination before the Victorian Inspectorate, refuses or fails to take an oath or make an affirmation when required to do so; or
(f) engages in threatening or obstructive behaviour before the Victorian Inspectorate; or
(g) engages in any other conduct that would, if the Victorian Inspectorate were the Supreme Court, constitute a contempt of that Court—
is guilty of contempt of the Victorian Inspectorate.
(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, hinders or obstructs a Victorian Inspectorate Officer who is exercising a power under section 13 or this Part is guilty of contempt of the Victorian Inspectorate.
S. 73 inserted by No. 19/2012 s. 12.