Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
sec.31Subpoenas
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sec.31 Subpoenas
The P&E Court may summon a person as a witness and— require the person to produce in evidence documents in the person’s possession or power; and examine the person; and punish the person for not attending under the summons or for refusing to give evidence or for failing or refusing to produce the documents. Despite subsection (1) , a person is not required to give evidence that may tend to incriminate the person. For subsection (1) , a P&E Court judge has the same powers as a District Court judge. (sec.31-ssec.1) The P&E Court may summon a person as a witness and— require the person to produce in evidence documents in the person’s possession or power; and examine the person; and punish the person for not attending under the summons or for refusing to give evidence or for failing or refusing to produce the documents. (sec.31-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) , a person is not required to give evidence that may tend to incriminate the person. (sec.31-ssec.3) For subsection (1) , a P&E Court judge has the same powers as a District Court judge.
- (a) require the person to produce in evidence documents in the person’s possession or power; and
- (b) examine the person; and
- (c) punish the person for not attending under the summons or for refusing to give evidence or for failing or refusing to produce the documents.