Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A coroner may:
(a) summon a person to attend at an inquest as a witness or to produce a document or materials; and
(b) inspect, copy and keep for a reasonable period a thing produced at an inquest; and
(c) subject to section 38, order a witness to give evidence on oath; and
(d) give directions and do anything as the coroner thinks fit.
(2) A coroner:
(a) may appoint a person to assist the coroner for the purpose of an inquest; or
(b) must appoint a person to assist the coroner for the purpose of an inquest into a death in custody.
(3) A person must obey a summons, order or direction under subsection (1).
Maximum penalty: 40 penalty units. or imprisonment for 6 months.
(4) If a person to whom a summons is issued does not appear, the coroner may issue a warrant to arrest the person.