36Person may be examined without subpoena or other process

36 Person may be examined without subpoena or other process

(1) The court may order a person who: (a) is present at the hearing of a proceeding; and (b) is compellable to give evidence in the proceeding; to give evidence and to produce documents or things even if a subpoena or other process requiring the person to attend for that purpose has not been duly served on the person. (2) A person so ordered to give evidence or to produce documents or things is subject to the same penalties and liabilities as if the person had been duly served with such a subpoena or other process. (3) A party who inspects a document or thing produced to the court because of subsection (1) need not use the document in evidence.