Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) A person duly served with a witness summons to appear as a witness at an examination before the Director must not, without reasonable excuse—
(a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or
(b) fail to attend from day to day unless excused, or released from further attendance, by the Director.
(2) A person appearing as a witness before the Director must not—
(a) at an examination, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to answer a question that he or she is required to answer by the Director; or
(b) without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to produce a document or other thing that he or she was required to produce by the witness summons.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).
(4) A person does not contravene subsection (2)(b) if the Director withdraws the requirement to produce the document or other thing that the person was required to produce by the summons.
(5) A person does not contravene subsection (1) or (2) if the person is under the age of 16 years at the date of issue of the summons.