A magistrate's refusal to grant access to a document produced on summons in criminal proceedings is an interlocutory order from which no appeal lies under s 163 of the Justices Act (NT). A summons under s 23 of the Justices Act cannot be used to identify potential witnesses; the document must be required for the purposes of evidence.
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