Western Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2004 - SECT 165

165 .         Witness not attending, procedure on

                If a witness who is an individual does not attend to give oral evidence, or does not attend and produce a record or thing, in accordance with —

            (a)         a witness summons that has been served on the witness in accordance with section 162; or

            (b)         a witness undertaking entered into by the witness,

                and the court before which the witness was required to attend is satisfied that —

            (c)         the summons was so served or that the undertaking was entered into, as the case requires; and

            (d)         the witness is likely to be able to give oral evidence, or to produce a record or thing, that is relevant to the case,

                the court may issue an arrest warrant for the witness.