Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

JUDICIAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1994 - SECT 43

    (1)     The presiding member of a commission, or a person authorised in writing by the presiding member, may, by written notice given to a person (a subpoena ), require the person to appear before the commission at a hearing, at a stated time and place, to do either or both of the following:

        (a)     to give evidence;

        (b)     to produce a stated document or other thing relevant to the hearing.

    (2)     A person is taken to have complied with a subpoena under subsection (1) (b) if the person gives the document or other thing to the commission before the date stated in the subpoena for its production.

    (3)     The presiding member of a commission may require a witness appearing at a hearing before the commission to give evidence to do 1 or more of the following:

        (a)     to take an oath;

        (b)     to answer a question relevant to the hearing;

        (c)     to produce a stated document or other thing relevant to the hearing.

Note     Oath includes affirmation and take an oath includes make an affirmation (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1).