Thanks, Chair.
Clause 347 creates two versions of form 25. This form is used to permit a witness convicted of contempt for having failed or refused to attend court to appear as required by a subpoena or a recognizance.
The second version was created to refer to a witness being bound by an undertaking or a release order to appear and give evidence. Under the new streamlined bail terminology, the document used to bind a witness to appear in court is a recognizance.
The terms “undertaking” and “release order” are reserved for bail. The proposed motion removes the second unnecessary version of the form in subclause 347(2).