Section 36 — Evidence Act 1995 (NSW)

(1) The court may order a person who—
(a) is present at the hearing of a proceeding, and
(b) is compellable to give evidence in the proceeding,
to give evidence and to produce documents or things even if a subpoena or other process requiring the person to attend for that purpose has not been duly served on the person.
(2) A person so ordered to give evidence or to produce documents or things is subject to the same penalties and liabilities as if the person had been duly served with such a subpoena or other process.
(3) A party who inspects a document or thing produced to the court because of subsection (1) need not use the document in evidence.

Related sections

• s 33 — Evidence given by police officers
• s 34 — Attempts to revive memory out of court
• s 35 — Effect of calling for production of documents
• s 37 — Leading questions
• s 38 — Unfavourable witnesses
• s 39 — Limits on re-examination

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