Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 93

Evidence on oath or affirmation

  (1)   The assessor may take evidence on oath or affirmation and for that purpose the assessor may administer an oath or affirmation.

Assessor may apply for summons

  (2)   An assessor may apply to the Federal Court for an order to summon a person to appear before the assessor to give evidence and to produce such documents (if any) as are referred to in the summons.

Witnesses

  (3)   A party may call witnesses.

Examination

  (4)   A person appearing as a witness before the assessor may be examined.

Leave for cross - examination and re - examination

  (5)   A person appearing as a witness before the assessor may only be cross - examined or re - examined with the leave of the assessor.

Participation by telephone etc.

  (6)   If a person participates by a means allowed under section   90, the assessor may make such arrangements as appear to the assessor to be appropriate in the circumstances for administering an oath or affirmation to the person.