Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) For the purpose of
any proceedings —
(a) a
competent court may by summons —
(i)
require the attendance of any person before the court;
(ii)
require the production of any books, papers or documents;
or
(iii)
require both such attendance and production;
(b) a
competent court may —
(i)
inspect any books, papers or documents produced, retain
them for such reasonable period as it thinks fit, and make copies of any of
them, or of any of their contents;
(ii)
require any person appearing before it to make an oath or
affirmation that he will truly answer any relevant question put to him by the
court or any person appearing before the court;
(iii)
require any person appearing before it (whether he has
been summoned to appear or not) to answer any relevant question put to him by
the court or any person appearing before the court.
(2) A person shall
not —
(a)
without reasonable excuse fail to comply with the requirements of a summons
served on him under subsection (1); or
(b)
refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
Penalty: $2 000.
[Section 19 amended by No. 50 of 1988
s. 11 and 18; No. 59 of 2004 s. 120(2) and 121.]