67A Court may issue warrant to arrest for witness who fails to appear Section 194 of the **Evidence Act 2008** applies to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order as if the reference in that section to a civil or criminal proceeding were a reference to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order. Section 194 of the **Evidence Act 2008** provides that the court may issue a warrant to arrest a witness who fails to appear at a hearing when called or to arrest a witness who is avoiding service of a subpoena or summons or who has been served with a subpoena or summons but is unlikely to comply with it.

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