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Jury Act 1995
sec.28Obligation to comply with summons
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### sec.28 Obligation to comply with summons
A person must not fail to comply with a summons under this division, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units or 2 months imprisonment.
If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend before a court as instructed by the sheriff or the court under this division, the failure may be dealt with either as an offence against subsection (1) or as a contempt of the court.
(sec.28-ssec.1) A person must not fail to comply with a summons under this division, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units or 2 months imprisonment.
(sec.28-ssec.2) If a person fails, without reasonable excuse, to attend before a court as instructed by the sheriff or the court under this division, the failure may be dealt with either as an offence against subsection (1) or as a contempt of the court.