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Human Rights Act 1993

Human Rights Review Tribunal - Procedure of Tribunal

113: Non-attendance or refusal to co-operate

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"What happens if you don't go to a Tribunal or co-operate when asked"

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You can get in trouble if you do not go to a Tribunal when asked. You must also answer questions and bring papers or things when asked. If you do not do these things without a good reason, you can be fined. If you break this rule, you can be fined up to $1,500. You will only get in trouble if you were paid for your travel costs. These travel costs are explained in section 111. You must follow the rules when going to a Tribunal. This includes being sworn in and answering questions. You must also bring any papers or things you are asked to bring.

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Part 4Human Rights Review Tribunal
Procedure of Tribunal

113Non-attendance or refusal to co-operate

  1. Every person commits an offence who, after being summoned to attend to give evidence before the Tribunal or to produce to the Tribunal any papers, documents, records, or things, without sufficient cause,—

  2. fails to attend in accordance with the summons; or
    1. refuses to be sworn or to give evidence, or, having been sworn, refuses to answer any question that the person is lawfully required by the Tribunal or any member of it to answer concerning the proceedings; or
      1. fails to produce any such paper, document, record, or thing.

        1. Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,500.

        2. No person summoned to attend before a Tribunal shall be convicted of an offence against subsection (1) unless there was tendered or paid to that person travelling expenses in accordance with section 111.

        Notes
        • Section 113(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).