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Patents Act 1994 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Administration
9. Disobedience to summons an offence
Feedback & support(1)
A person who has been summoned to appear as a witness before the Registrar must not, without lawful excuse, fail to appear in obedience to the summons.
(2)
A person who has been required by the Registrar to produce a document or article must not, without lawful excuse, fail to produce the document or article.
Registrar
Defined · s 2
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Patents and includes any Deputy Registrar of Patents holding office under this Act;
(3)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both.