PERSONAL SAFETY INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2010 - SECT 50 Court may issue warrant to arrest for witness who fails to appear

PERSONAL SAFETY INTERVENTION ORDERS ACT 2010 - SECT 50

Section 194 of the Evidence Act 2008 applies to a proceeding for a personal safety intervention order as if the reference in that section to a civil or criminal proceeding were a reference to a proceeding for a personal safety intervention order.

Note

Section 194 of the Evidence Act 2008 provides that the court may issue a warrant to arrest a witness who fails to appear at a hearing when called or to arrest a witness who is avoiding service of a subpoena or summons or who has been served with a subpoena or summons but is unlikely to comply with it.