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Corrections Act 1986
71CService of notice to produce or notice to attend
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71C Service of notice to produce or notice to attend
(1) Subject to subsection (2), a notice to produce or notice to attend, or a notice varying or revoking a notice to produce or notice to attend, must be served at a reasonable time, being not less than 7 days, before the date on which the person is required to attend or otherwise comply with the notice.
(2) The Board may serve a notice to attend requiring immediate attendance by a person if—
(a) the Board considers on reasonable grounds that a delay in the person's attendance is likely to result in—
(i) evidence being lost or destroyed; or
(ii) the commission of an offence, the continuation of a commission of an offence or an attempt to commit an offence; or
(iii) the person on whom the notice is served absconding or otherwise evading attendance; or
(iv) serious prejudice to the conduct of the meeting to which the notice relates; or
(b) the person on whom the notice is served consents to immediate attendance.
(3) A notice to produce or notice to attend may be served—
(a) by serving a copy of the notice on the person personally; or
(b) by sending a copy of the notice by prepaid ordinary post addressed to the person at the person's last known residential address; or
(c) if the person—
(i) has facilities for the reception of documents in a document exchange; and
(ii) consents to accepting personal service of documents by delivery to those facilities in the document exchange—
by delivering a copy of the notice addressed to the person into those facilities; or
(d) if the person consents to documents being served electronically, by sending the notice by means of electronic communication, including by fax transmission or email.
S. 71D inserted by No. 41/2015 s. 6.
71D Power of Board to compel attendance of witnesses does not affect power of Board to direct prisoners on parole to attend for interview
The power of the Board under section 71A to issue to a person a notice to produce or a notice to attend does not affect or limit the power of the Board to direct a prisoner released under a parole order to be available for interview by the Board or to give any other direction that the Board may give the prisoner under the terms and conditions of the parole order.
S. 71E inserted by No. 41/2015 s. 6.