Royal Commissions- Preventing A Person From Giving Evidence ...

As the effectiveness of a Royal Commission is heavily reliant on the ability to summon witnesses and require them to give evidence and/or produce related documents, section 6L of the Royal Commission Act establishes an offence and penalty for preventing a person from giving evidence or producing a document. Section 6L states:

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(1)? Any person who intentionally prevents any person who has been summoned to attend as a witness before any Royal Commission from attending as a witness or from producing anything in evidence pursuant to the summons to attend shall be guilty of an indictable offence.

Penalty:? Imprisonment for one year.

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(2)? Any person who intentionally prevents any person who is required to produce a document or other thing pursuant to a notice under subsection 2(3A) from producing that document or thing in accordance with the notice is guilty of an indictable offence.

Penalty:? Imprisonment for 1 year.

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As can be seen, the penalty for either intentionally preventing a person from attending a Commission or from producing evidence, including a document or other thing pursuant to a notice, is imprisonment for 1 year.

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