Magistrates Court Act 1930—Form 16
(see s 63)
Warrant where a witness has not obeyed a subpoena to attend the examination of a person charged with an indictable offence or the hearing of a charge punishable on summary conviction
In the Magistrates Court at Canberra.
To the Commissioner of Police at Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, and to all other police officers in the Territory.
WHEREAS on the                           day of                                , 20    , an information was laid that AB [etc as in the summons or warrant], and a subpoena was duly issued to EF of                                       in the 
Territory                                     , requiring [him or her] to appear on 
the                     day of                             20      , at                                        , in the Territory, before the court, to testify what [he or she] knew concerning the matter of the information: And whereas proof has this day been made upon oath that such subpoena was duly served upon EF:  And whereas EF neglected to appear at the time and place appointed by the subpoena, and no just excuse has been offered for such neglect: These are therefore to command you, in the Sovereign’s name, forthwith to apprehend EF and cause [him or her] to be brought before the court at Canberra, in the Territory, to testify what [he or she] knows concerning the matter of the information.
Given under my hand, at                              , in the Territory, 
this                  day of                            20      .
	[Signature]
	Registrar of Magistrates Court or Magistrate

Endnotes
1	This form was originally in the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (the authorising Act), schedule 1.  Under amendments made by the Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, the form was omitted from the authorising Act and became a form approved under section 256 of that Act (see amdts 1.2764 and 1.2769).
2	Under the Court Procedures Act 2004 A2004-58, pt 8, this form became a form approved under that Act.
3	This republication includes amendments made under the Legislation Act, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).

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