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Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994
16Non‑compliance with subpoenas
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#### 16 Non‑compliance with subpoenas
If the person named in the subpoena fails to comply with it, the court out of which it was issued may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating that:
(a) leave to serve the subpoena was given by:
(i) if the court is a superior court‑a judge of the court; or
(ii) if the court is an inferior court‑a judge of the Federal Court of Australia, or a judge of the Supreme Court in the State or Territory in which the application for leave to issue the subpoena was made, as the case requires; and
(b) the person named failed to comply with the subpoena.