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Justices Act 1959
66Attendance of defendant and witnesses and production of documents
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### 66 Attendance of defendant and witnesses and production of documents
> [*\[Section 66 Repealed by No. 22 of 2007, s. 11, Applied:01 Feb 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-02-01/act-2007-022#GS11@EN)
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> > (1) A magistrate, or justice, may issue a summons in respect of preliminary proceedings to one or more of the following persons:
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> > > > (a) the defendant, requiring the defendant to attend the proceedings at a time and place mentioned in the summons;
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> > > > (b) the witness specified in the relevant preliminary proceedings order, requiring the witness to attend the proceedings, at a time and place mentioned in the summons, to testify what he or she knows concerning the offence to which the proceedings relate;
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> > > > (c) a person specified in the summons, requiring the person –
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> > > > > > (i) to attend the proceedings at a time and place mentioned in the summons; and
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> > > > > > (ii) as part of the proceedings and for the purposes of evidence, to produce a document or thing in the possession or under the control of the person.
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> > (2) If a person fails to attend preliminary proceedings as required by a summons issued under this section, the magistrate, or justice, conducting the proceedings may issue a warrant requiring that the person be apprehended and brought before the magistrate or justice.