Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

INQUIRIES ACT 1991 - SECT 26

    (1)     The chairperson of a board, or a person authorised in writing by the chairperson, may, by written notice given to a person (a subpoena ), require the person to appear before the board 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 board before the date stated in the subpoena for its production.

    (3)     The chairperson may require a witness appearing before the board at a hearing 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).