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Section 40 — Crimes Act 1914: Preventing witnesses from attending Court
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(1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) another person has been subpoenaed or summoned to attend as a witness in a judicial proceeding; and (b) the first person prevents the other person from attending as a witness, or from producing anything in evidence, pursuant to the subpoena or summons; and (c) the judicial proceeding is a federal judicial proceeding. Penalty: Imprisonment for 1 year. (2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence. Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.
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