Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, Australian Democrats) Share this | Hansard source

I move Democrat amendment (12) on sheet 5327:

(12)  Schedule 3, item 32, page 132 (lines 15 to 23), omit subsection (1), substitute:

        (1)    An examiner may summon a person to provide evidence to an examination, and the form of that evidence shall be determined by the person including:

             (a)    appearing before the examiner at an examination to give evidence;

             (b)    producing such documents or other things (if any) as are referred to in the summons;

             (c)    giving evidence by tendering written statements.

The intent of this amendment is to amend schedule 3, item 32, to allow a person summoned under subsection (1) to have a choice on whether to give evidence by tendering a written statement or by appearing before an examiner for oral examination and/or producing documents et cetera.