Section 11 sets out the various powers of the board, including the power to hold sittings, take account of court records, assign a legal representative to the person seeking review, require the attendance of such person before it, obtain evidence and demand the production of information and documents, pay the reasonable expenses of witnesses and administer oaths. The failure of persons to attend before the board or comply with requests by it for information or documents, or where a person is in contempt of the board are offences punishable by a fine not exceeding €3,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both.