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Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989
21Person issued with a subpoena may be apprehended
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#### 21 Person issued with a subpoena may be apprehended
21 Person issued with a subpoena may be apprehended
> > (1) If a person served with a subpoena issued under section 20 (1) to attend before, or to produce a document to, the Tribunal fails to comply with the subpoena, the Tribunal may, on proof of the service of the subpoena, issue to such person as the Tribunal appoints a warrant for the apprehension of that person.
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> > (2) A warrant issued under this section authorises—
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> > > (a) the apprehension of the person to whom the warrant relates, and
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> > > (b) the bringing of that person before the Tribunal, and
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> > > (c) the detention of that person in custody until he or she is released by order of the Tribunal or the Supreme Court.
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> > (3) The apprehension of a person under this section does not relieve the person from any liability incurred as a result of non-compliance with a subpoena to attend before, or to produce a document or thing to, the Tribunal.