A witness summons correspondence summons a witness to appear at a hearing on a hearing appeal. The system generates a communication for involuntary witnesses based on the witness summons template each time a hearing is scheduled or rescheduled.
The following information is included on the witness summons correspondence:
- Witness Details
- The name and address of the witness who has been issued the
summons is displayed.
- Appellant Details
- The appellant's name and address is displayed. Note that if
there are multiple appellants associated with the appeal, only the
name of each appellant is displayed. Name and address information is
only displayed when there is one appellant associated with the
appeal case.
- Hearing Appeal Details
- The following hearing appeal details are displayed: the
hearing reference number, the requested hearing date, the scheduled
hearing date, the scheduled hearing time, the hearing address (home
or organization location address), the hearing case number, and the
appealed item(s) to be addressed at the hearing. Note that no
address is displayed for telephone hearings.
- Instructions
- The witness is instructed to appear at the hearing or provide
a phone number to the organization. The witness is also instructed
to bring any relevant documents. For telephone hearings, the witness
is instructed to contact the organization and provide a telephone
number for the hearing. The witness is warned that failure to
appear, provide a phone number, or to bring the requested documents
may result in a penalty.