Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 - RULE 6.41

    If:

  (a)   a person subpoenaed does not comply with a subpoena; and

  (b)   the court is satisfied that the person subpoenaed was served with the subpoena and given conduct money in compliance with rule   6.31;

the court may issue a warrant for the person's arrest and order the person to pay any costs caused by the non - compliance.

Note 1:   A person who does not comply with a subpoena may be guilty of contempt (see section   112AP of the Family Law Act).

Note 2:   A person does not need to comply with a subpoena if it was not served in compliance with rule   6.30 or the person serving the subpoena did not give the person subpoenaed conduct money in compliance with rule   6.31.