Magistrates Court Act 1930—Form 17
(see s 64)
Warrant for a witness in the first instance
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     , at
                                           , an information was laid that AB [etc as in the summons or warrant] and it being made to appear before me upon oath that EF of                               in the Territory [                                  ] is likely to give material evidence on behalf of the prosecution [or as the case may be] in the matter, and it is probable that EF will not attend to give evidence without being compelled so to do: 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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