Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 - RULE 6.36

  (1)   This Division:

  (a)   applies to a subpoena for production; and

  (b)   does not apply to a subpoena for production and to give evidence.

  (2)   A person who inspects or copies a document under these Rules or an order:

  (a)   must use the document only for the purpose of the proceedings; and

  (b)   must not otherwise disclose the contents of the document, or give a copy of it, to any other person without the court's permission.

  (3)   However:

  (a)   a solicitor may disclose the contents or give a copy of the document to the solicitor's client or counsel; and

  (b)   a client may disclose the contents or give a copy of the document to the client's solicitor or counsel; and

  (c)   nothing in this rule prevents a client or a client's solicitor from providing a document to an expert for the purpose of the proceeding as permitted by Chapter   7.