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LAND TITLE ACT 1994 - SECT 24

Offences by witnesses

24 Offences by witnesses

(1) A person who is given a notice under section 23 must not—
(a) fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend as required by the notice; or
(b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to continue to attend at the inquiry as required by the registrar until excused from further attendance.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
(2) A person appearing as a witness at the inquiry must not—
(a) fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the registrar; or
(b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the registrar; or
(c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document or thing the person is required to produce by a notice under section 23 .
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—35 penalty units.
(3) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question or produce a document or thing if answering the question or producing the document or thing might tend to incriminate the person.



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