sec.97Requiring witness to attend or produce document or thing

sec.97 Requiring witness to attend or produce document or thing

The tribunal or the principal registrar may, by written notice, require a person to— attend at a stated hearing of a proceeding to give evidence; or produce a stated document or other thing to the tribunal. See section 214 for consequences of failing to comply with a notice under this subsection. The tribunal may give a notice under subsection (1) on the application of a party to a proceeding or on its own initiative. The principal registrar may give a notice under subsection (1) on the application of a party to a proceeding. A person who is given a notice under subsection (1) is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances prescribed under a regulation or, if no fees and allowances are prescribed, the fees and allowances decided by the tribunal. Fees and allowances payable to a person under subsection (4) must be paid— if the person was given the notice on the application of a party to the proceeding—by the party; or otherwise—by all of the parties in the proportions decided by the tribunal. The fees and allowances must be paid at the time prescribed under a regulation. s 97 amd 2009 No. 48 s 71A ; 2019 No. 12 s 34 (sec.97-ssec.1) The tribunal or the principal registrar may, by written notice, require a person to— attend at a stated hearing of a proceeding to give evidence; or produce a stated document or other thing to the tribunal. See section 214 for consequences of failing to comply with a notice under this subsection. (sec.97-ssec.2) The tribunal may give a notice under subsection (1) on the application of a party to a proceeding or on its own initiative. (sec.97-ssec.3) The principal registrar may give a notice under subsection (1) on the application of a party to a proceeding. (sec.97-ssec.4) A person who is given a notice under subsection (1) is entitled to be paid the fees and allowances prescribed under a regulation or, if no fees and allowances are prescribed, the fees and allowances decided by the tribunal. (sec.97-ssec.5) Fees and allowances payable to a person under subsection (4) must be paid— if the person was given the notice on the application of a party to the proceeding—by the party; or otherwise—by all of the parties in the proportions decided by the tribunal. (sec.97-ssec.6) The fees and allowances must be paid at the time prescribed under a regulation.

• (a) attend at a stated hearing of a proceeding to give evidence; or
• (b) produce a stated document or other thing to the tribunal.
• (a) if the person was given the notice on the application of a party to the proceeding—by the party; or
• (b) otherwise—by all of the parties in the proportions decided by the tribunal.