Arrest of witness failing to attend
6 Arrest of witness failing to attend
If a person summoned under regulation 4 to attend before a magistrate or an eligible Judge fails to attend as required by regulation 5, the magistrate or Judge may, on being satisfied that the summons has been duly served and that a reasonable sum for the expenses of attendance has been paid or tendered to that person, issue a warrant for the arrest of that person in accordance with Form 2.
A person named in the warrant may, under the warrant, be arrested, brought before a magistrate or an eligible Judge and detained in custody until released by order of the magistrate or Judge.
The warrant may be executed in any State or Territory.
The arrest of a person under this regulation does not relieve the person from any liability incurred by the person because of his or her failure to attend before the magistrate or eligible Judge.
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