(cf Coroners Act 1980 , s 39)
If a person who has been issued with a subpoena to appear in
coronial proceedings does not appear at the time and place specified in the
subpoena, the coroner before whom the person was required to appear may, on
proof of the due service of the subpoena on the person and if no just excuse
is offered for the person's non-appearance, issue a warrant for the arrest of
the person.