Section 42 — Senior Courts Act 2016: Failure of witness to attend

42 Failure of witness to attend (1) The High Court may, in civil proceedings, issue a warrant to arrest and bring before the court a witness who— (a) is compellable to attend the court to give evidence; and (b) has been summoned to attend the court to give evidence; and (c) fails to attend the court. (2) The High Court may impose a fine not exceeding $1,000 on a witness brought before the court under subsection (1) who does not have a reasonable excuse for failing to attend the court. (3) The onus of proving a reasonable excuse is on the witness. Compare: 1908 No 89 s 56A(1), (2)