Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In respect of each
person named in an application under section 88(3), 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 default 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 about which the judgment debtor
may be examined and that is detailed in the summons.
(2) During a default
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.