Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 · Updated to 1 Nov 2016 · Part IV · Investigation and Enforcement
13. Power to require attendance of persons acquainted with case
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Act may, by order in writing, require the attendance before himself of any person who appears to him to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case, and such person shall attend as so required.
If any person refuses or fails to attend as so required, the
Director General may report such refusal or failure to a Magistrate who shall issue a summons to secure the attendance of such person as may be required by the order made under subsection (1).
The Director General may examine orally a person supposed to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case under his investigation.
A person shall be bound to answer all questions put to him relating to the case under investigation by the Director General but the person may refuse to answer any question which would have a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge or penalty or forfeiture.
A person making a statement under this section shall be legally bound to state the truth, whether or not such statement is made wholly or partly in answer to questions.
The
Director
General examining a person under subsection (3) shall first inform the person of the provisions of subsections (4) and (5).
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“minimum retirement age” means the minimum retirement age provided under subsection 4(1) and where the Minister prescribes a higher minimum retirement age under subsection 4(2), such higher minimum retirement age.
A statement made by any person under this section shall be reduced into writing and signed by the person making the statement or affixed with his thumbprint after the statement has been read to him in the language in which he made it and after he has been given an opportunity to make any correction he may wish.