Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person appearing as a witness at an inquiry must not--
(a) fail to take an oath or make an affirmation when required by the commission; or
(b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to answer a question the person is required to answer by the commission; or
(c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce a document the person is required to produce by a notice under section 119(1).
Maximum penalty--35 penalty units.
(2) It is a reasonable excuse for a person to fail to answer a question or produce a document if answering the question or producing the document might tend to incriminate the person.