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Offence title:
Failure to comply with summons (reviewable decisions: offences)
Act:
432 Migration Act 1958
Offence:
A person commits an offence if:
(a) the Tribunal gives a summons to the person under section 427 (Tribunal powers); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the summons.
Penalty:
Imprisonment for 12 months, or 60 penalty units, or both.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local Court
How committed:
A person receives a summons to appear and fails to do so.
Important note:
Defence:
A person may refuse to comply with the summons on the grounds of self-incrimination.
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