South Australian Consolidated Acts

GAMING MACHINES ACT 1992 - SECT 6

6—Procedural powers of the Commissioner

        (1)         The Commissioner may, for the purposes of proceedings before the Commissioner—

            (a)         by summons, require the attendance of a person before the Commissioner at a time and place specified in the summons; or

            (b)         by summons, require the production of any relevant equipment or other item, or any relevant books, papers or documents; or

            (c)         inspect any equipment, item, books, papers or documents so produced, retain them for such reasonable period as the Commissioner thinks fit and, in the case of books, papers or documents, make copies of any of them or of any of their contents; or

            (d)         require any person appearing before the Commissioner to make an oath or affirmation to answer truthfully all questions put by the Commissioner; or

            (e)         require any person appearing before the Commissioner to answer any question put by the Commissioner or by a person appearing before the Commissioner.

        (2)         Subject to this section, a person who—

            (a)         having been served with a summons to appear before the Commissioner, fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend in obedience to the summons; or

            (b)         having been served with a summons to produce equipment or other items, or books, papers or documents, fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the summons; or

            (c)         refuses to be sworn or to affirm, or to answer any relevant question when required to do so by the Commissioner,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $10 000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

        (3)         A person who appears as a witness before the Commissioner has the same protection as a witness in proceedings before the Supreme Court.