Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations
Note: See regulation 3.
Commonwealth of Australia
SUMMONS
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
In the Matter of proceedings relating to
under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
To: ( name and address )
YOU ARE HEREBY summoned pursuant to regulation 3 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Regulations 1 988 to appear at ( place, date and time ) and to attend from day to day unless you are excused or released from so attending to * give evidence/ * answer questions/ * and/ * to produce the following/ * documents/ * and/ * other/ * articles:
Dated
( Signature )
( Description )
* Omit if inapplicable.
Note: If a person who has been served with a summons under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Regulations 1 988 and has been paid or tendered a reasonable sum for the person's expenses then fails to attend as required by the summons, the person:
(a) is guilty of an offence and is liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding 5 penalty units; and
(b) is liable without further notice to be apprehended and brought before a Magistrate or an eligible Judge .
Form 2 -- Warrant of Ap prehension
Note: See regulation 5.
Commonwealth of Australia
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
WARRANT OF APPREHENSION
To all police officers within the meaning of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 .
WHEREAS:
(a) ( name and address of person ) was summoned to attend before * a Magistrate, being a person performing functions under an arrangement in force under section 39 of the Act, / * an eligible Judge / on ( date ), and then from day to day unless excused or released from so attending;
(b) ( name of person ) has failed to attend on ( date ) as required by the summons; and
(c) I am satisfied that the summons was duly served on ( name of person ) and that a reasonable sum for the expenses of attendance was * paid/ * tendered/ to ( name of person );
NOW THEREFORE I, pursuant to regulation 5 of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Regulations 1 988 , authorise and request you to find ( name of person ) in any State or Territory of the Commonwealth and to bring ( name of person ) before a Magistrate, being a person performing functions under an arrangement in force under section 39 of the Act, or an eligible Judge to * give evidence/ * answer questions/ * and/ * produce/ * documents/ * and/ * other/ * articles/ as required by the summons, and to detain ( name of person ) in custody for that purpose.
( Date )
( Signature )
( Description )
* Omit if inapplicable .