South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Court
may—
(a)
require the attendance of any person whom it thinks fit to examine, or cause
to be examined, in any action or other proceeding in respect of matters or
causes testamentary, whether an action is depending or not; and
(b)
examine or cause to be examined, upon oath or affirmation, as the case may
require, parties and witnesses by word of mouth; and
(c)
either before or after, or with or without such examination, cause them, or
any of them, to be examined on interrogatories, or receive their or any of
their affidavits or solemn affirmations, as the case may be.
(2) The Court may, by
writ, require such attendance, and order to be produced before itself, or
otherwise, any deeds, evidences, or writings, in the same form, as nearly as
may be, as that in which a writ of subpoena ad testificandum , or of subpoena
duces tecum , is now issued by the Court.
(3) Every person
disobeying any such writ shall be considered as in contempt of the Court, and
also be liable to forfeit a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars.