South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts41—Powers of Visiting Tribunals
(1) For the purposes
of a hearing under this Division a Visiting Tribunal may—
(a) by
summons signed by the Visiting Tribunal, require the attendance before the
Visiting Tribunal of any person whom the Visiting Tribunal thinks fit to call
before it; or
(b) by
summons signed by the Visiting Tribunal, require the production of any books,
papers or documents; or
(c)
inspect any books, papers or documents produced before it, retain them for
such reasonable period as it thinks fit, and make copies of any of them, or of
any of their contents; or
(d)
require any person to make an oath or affirmation that the person will answer
truthfully all questions put by the Visiting Tribunal, or by any person
appearing before the Visiting Tribunal, relevant to any matter being inquired
into by the Visiting Tribunal (which oath or affirmation may be administered
by the Visiting Tribunal); or
(e)
require any person appearing before the Visiting Tribunal (whether summoned to
appear or not) to answer any relevant question put by the Visiting Tribunal or
by any other person appearing before the Visiting Tribunal.
(2) Subject to
subsection (3), a person who—
(a)
having been duly served with a summons, fails, without reasonable excuse, to
attend before the Visiting Tribunal, or to produce any books, papers or
documents, as required by the summons; or
(b)
misbehaves before a Visiting Tribunal, wilfully insults a Visiting Tribunal or
interrupts the proceedings of a Visiting Tribunal; or
(c)
refuses to be sworn, to affirm or to answer a relevant question when required
to do so by a Visiting Tribunal,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $7 500 or imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) A person is not
required to answer a question put pursuant to this section if the answer would
tend to incriminate the person.