hordruma/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
60 (1) Where it is made to appear to the Superior Court of Justice or a judge thereof, that a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction in a foreign country has duly authorized, by commission, order or other process, for a purpose for which a letter of request could be issued under the rules of court, the obtaining of the testimony in or in relation to an action, suit or proceeding pending in or before such foreign court or tribunal, of a witness out of the jurisdiction thereof and within the jurisdiction of the court or judge so applied to, such court or judge may order the examination of such witness before the person appointed, and in the manner and form directed by the commission, order or other process, and may, by the same or by a subsequent order, command the attendance of a person named therein for the purpose of being examined, or the production of a writing or other document or thing mentioned in the order, and may give all such directions as to the time and place of the examination, and all other matters connected therewith as seem proper, and the order may be enforced, and any disobedience thereto punished, in like manner as in the case of an order made by the court or judge in an action pending in the court or before a judge of the court.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s. 60 (1); 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 7 (2). Payment of expenses of witness (2) A person whose attendance is so ordered is entitled to the like conduct money and payment for expenses and loss of time as upon attendance at a trial in the Superior Court of Justice.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s. 60 (2); 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 7 (2). Right of refusal to answer questions and to produce documents (3) A person examined under such commission, order or process has the like right to object to answer questions tending to criminate himself or herself, and to refuse to answer any questions that, in an action pending in the court by which or by a judge whereof or before the judge by whom the order for examination was made, the witness would be entitled to object or to refuse to answer, and no person shall be compelled to produce at the examination any writing, document or thing that the person could not be compelled to produce at the trial of such an action.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s. 60 (3). Administration of oath (4) Where the commission, order or other process, or the instructions of the court accompanying the same, direct that the person to be examined shall be sworn or shall affirm, the person so appointed has authority to administer the oath to the person or take his or her affirmation.  R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s. 60 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 7 (2) - 06/12/2000 ______________  Français