Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 8 ProcedureChapter 63A Nonattendance of witness[s 644B]Chapter 63ANonattendance of witness644BNonattendance of individual(1) This section applies if an individual fails to comply with asubpoena or order of a court requiring attendance to giveevidence or produce a document or thing to the court or aperson having authority to take evidence for the court.(2) The court may make an order for the issue of a warrant for—(a) the arrest of the individual; and(b) the production of the individual as required by thesubpoena or order for the purpose of the proceeding;and(c) the detention in custody of the individual until releasedby the court.(3) The court may order an individual who did not attend asrequired by the subpoena or order to pay the costs andexpenses wasted by, or resulting from, noncompliance withthe subpoena or order.644CNonattendance of corporation(1) This section applies if a corporation or an officer of thecorporation fails to comply with a subpoena or order of acourt requiring attendance to give evidence or produce adocument or thing to the court or a person having authority totake evidence for the court.(2) The court may make an order for the issue of a warrant for—(a) the arrest of the officer of the corporation to whom thesubpoena or order was directed; and(b) the production of the officer as required by the subpoenaor order for the purpose of the proceeding; and(c) the detention in custody of the officer until released bythe court.Current as at 1 December 2014 Page 421