Required to attend
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has been required to attend before FWA; and
(b) the person fails to attend as required.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
Oath or affirmation
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person attends before FWA; and
(b) FWA requires the person to take an oath or make an affirmation; and
(c) the person refuses or fails to be sworn or to make an affirmation as required.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
Questions or documents
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person attends before FWA; and
(b) FWA requires the person to answer a question or produce a document; and
(c) the person refuses or fails to answer the question or produce the document.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
Reasonable excuse
(4) Subsection (1), (2) or (3) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (4) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).
(5) A reference in this section to FWA or an FWA Member includes a delegate of FWA.