Local Court (Criminal Procedure) Act 1928
23Summons to witness
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23 Summons to witness If a Judge, registrar or JP is satisfied that any person is likely to give material evidence or to have in his possession or power any article (which term includes any document, writing, or thing) required for the purposes of evidence upon behalf of either party to any information, complaint or application, the Judge, registrar or JP may issue a summons to the person requiring the person to appear before the Court, at a time and place mentioned in the summons, to testify what he knows concerning the matter of the information, complaint or application, or to produce the article, or to testify and produce as aforesaid (as the case may be).
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