Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Supreme Court of the place of issue of a warrant (not being a warrant mentioned in paragraph 92(1)(a)) may, on application, make an order authorising the apprehension of the person named in the warrant.
(2) If the warrant was issued:
(a) for the purpose of bringing the person before the tribunal to give evidence, or to produce a document or thing; and
(b) in connection with the performance of an adjudicative function by the tribunal;
the court may make an order only if it is satisfied that the giving of the evidence likely to be given by the person, or the production of a document or thing specified in the warrant, is necessary in the interests of justice.
(3) If the warrant was issued:
(a) for the purpose of bringing the person before the tribunal to give evidence, or to produce a document or thing; and
(b) in connection with the performance of an investigative function of the tribunal;
the court may make an order only if it is satisfied that:
(c) the evidence likely to be given by the person, or a document or thing specified in the warrant, is relevant to the performance by the tribunal of the investigative function; and
(d) if the evidence, document or thing may constitute or contain evidence that relates to matters of state--it is in the public interest that the evidence be given or the document or thing be produced.
(4) An order may be subject to specified conditions.
(5) The application of Division 1 to the warrant is subject to the conditions (if any) to which the order is subject.
(6) The requirement under section 83 to produce the warrant or a copy of the warrant (as that section applies in relation to the warrant because of this Division) includes a requirement to produce a copy of the order.