Part 1: The Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board Section 10: Power to compel giving of evidence
This section provides a panel with the power to compel the provision of evidence in order to assist in the determination of an application.
	Subsection (1) allows a Panel to issue a written notice requesting a person to provide records, documents or other items of evidence or to attend a hearing to give oral evidence under oath.
	Subsection (2) provides for a person to make a claim to a panel that he or she is unable to comply with a notice. Subsection (3) allows a panel in response, to confirm, revoke or vary the notice.
	Subsection (4) means that if a person is required to provide documents or records to a panel and this involves disclosing information about another person which is irrelevant to the determination of the application, then the material must be provided in a redacted form.
	Subsections (5) and (6) provide that a person may refuse to comply with a notice if, in proceedings before the High Court, the person would be entitled to refuse to comply with the requirement. In all other circumstances, the notice must be complied with.
	Subsections (7) and (8) set out that it will be an offence if a person fails to comply with a requirement of a notice or intentionally carries out actions which will obstruct or alter the provision of information as may be required under a notice. Subsection (9) provides that a person found guilty of an offence under subsections (7) or (8) will be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment or a fine.