6Power of magistrates to send for witnesses and documents

6 Power of magistrates to send for witnesses and documents

(1) A magistrate who performs a function under the Act may issue a summons in accordance with Form 20 that requires the person named in the summons: (a) to attend as a witness before a magistrate in connection with the performance by the magistrate of a function under the Act; and (b) to give evidence, answer questions and produce to a magistrate such documents and other articles in the person’s custody or control as are referred to in the summons. (2) Service on a person of a summons: (a) may be effected in any State or Territory; and (b) must be effected by: (i) showing the summons to the person; and (ii) personal delivery of a copy of the summons to the person.