s 21
In forcePower of Court to compel the giving of evidence
Part 4Evidentiary powers
21 Power of Court to compel the giving of evidence
(1)
A person who is called to give evidence or to produce evidentiary material before a Court and—
(a)
refuses or fails to make an oath or affirmation when required to do so by the Court;
(b)
refuses or fails to give evidence on a subject on which that person is compellable to give evidence;
(c)
refuses or fails without reasonable excuse to produce evidentiary material that that person is required by the Court to produce, commits a contempt of the Court.
(2)
This section applies whether the person was summoned before the
Court, brought before the Court on a warrant, or came to the Court of his or her own volition.
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