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FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA ACT 1976 No. 156 of 1976 - SECT 58
Offences by witness.
58. (1) A person duly served with a summons to appear as a witness before the
Court shall not, without reasonable excuse-
(a) fail to attend as required by the summons; or
(b) fail to appear and report himself from day to day unless excused, or
released from further attendance, by the Court.
Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months.
(2) A person appearing as a witness before the Court shall not, without
reasonable excuse-
(a) refuse or fail to be sworn or to make an affirmation;
(b) refuse or fail to answer a question that he is required by the Court
to answer; or
(c) refuse or fail to produce a book or document that he is required by
the Court or by a summons issued from the Court to produce.
Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months.
(3) Nothing in this section limits the power of the Court to punish persons
for contempt of the Court, but a person shall not be punished under this
section and for contempt of the Court in respect of the same act or omission.
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