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Probate and Administration Act 1898
150Order to produce an instrument purporting to be testamentary
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#### 150 Order to produce an instrument purporting to be testamentary
150 Order to produce an instrument purporting to be testamentary
> > (1) The Court may, on the application of any person, whether any proceedings are or are not pending in the Court with respect to any probate or administration, order any person to produce and bring into the registry any paper or writing, being or purporting to be testamentary, or otherwise material to the matter before the Court, which may be shown to be in the possession or under the control of such person.
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> > (2) If it is not shown that any such paper or writing is in the possession or under the control of such person, but it appears that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the person has the knowledge of any such paper or writing, the Court may direct such person to attend for the purpose of being examined in open Court or upon interrogatories respecting the same.
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> > (3) Such person shall be bound to answer such questions or interrogatories, and (if so ordered) to produce and bring in such paper or writing, and shall be subject to punishment for contempt in case of default in not attending or in not answering such questions or interrogatories, or not bringing in such paper or writing.
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> > (4) (Repealed)
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> **s 150:** Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch; 1994 No 32, Sch 3.