Attendance of witnesses
129 Attendance of witnesses
If leave is granted to cross-examine a witness referred to in section 124 or to call such a witness to give oral evidence-in-chief, the witness must attend on the date to which the committal hearing is adjourned for the witness to give evidence.
The informant must ensure that the witness attends at the time and place fixed for the giving of evidence by the witness.
A witness who is required to attend a committal hearing must attend on any date to which the hearing is adjourned unless excused from attendance by the Magistrates' Court.
Note
See section 134 for powers of the Magistrates' Court and inadmissibility of statement etc. when a witness who is required to attend a committal hearing fails to do so.
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