PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1995 - SECT 22

PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT 1995 - SECT 22

22—Result of disobedience to summons

        (1)         A person who—

            (a)         after being summoned to appear by the Court, fails (without reasonable excuse) to appear at the time and place specified in the summons; or

            (b)         on appearing, refuses to be sworn or fails to answer a question put by or on behalf of the Public Trustee; or

            (c)         after being summoned to produce books, papers, deeds or documents, fails (without reasonable excuse) to produce them, or, if so required, to hand them over to the Public Trustee; or

            (d)         disobeys an order made by the Court on the hearing of the summons,

is guilty of contempt of the Court.

        (2)         The Court may make an order for the arrest of the person in contempt, and for imprisonment, either for such period as the Court thinks fit or until the contempt is purged to the satisfaction of the Court.

        (3)         The Court may also order the person to pay the costs of the proceedings.