Health Ombudsman Act 2013
sec.161Notice to witness
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sec.161 Notice to witness
The health ombudsman may, by notice given to a person (a witness requirement notice ), require the person to attend a hearing at a stated time and place to give evidence or produce stated documents or things. A person required by a witness requirement notice to attend a hearing is entitled to the witness fees prescribed under a regulation or, if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the health ombudsman. (sec.161-ssec.1) The health ombudsman may, by notice given to a person (a witness requirement notice ), require the person to attend a hearing at a stated time and place to give evidence or produce stated documents or things. (sec.161-ssec.2) A person required by a witness requirement notice to attend a hearing is entitled to the witness fees prescribed under a regulation or, if no witness fees are prescribed, the reasonable witness fees decided by the health ombudsman.