Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In respect of each
person named in an application under section 27(3), or in a request under
section 28(5), or in a request made under subsection (2), the court may issue
either or both of the following, according to the application or request
—
(a) a
summons to attend a means inquiry to give oral evidence;
(b) a
summons to attend and produce to the court, for use in the inquiry, any record
or thing that is or may relate to the matters listed in section 26 and that is
detailed in the summons.
(2) During a means
inquiry the judgment creditor or judgment debtor may request the court to
summons a person to the inquiry to give or produce evidence.
(3) A summons issued
under subsection (1) must be served personally.
(4) If a person who
has been summoned under subsection (1) does not attend as ordered by the
summons, the court may issue a warrant to have the person arrested and brought
before the court.
(5) A person who has
been summoned under subsection (1) and who, without a reasonable excuse
—
(a) does
not obey the summons; or
(b)
refuses to be sworn or answer any lawful question,
is guilty of a
contempt of court.