Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01197) - RULE 6.27

             (1)  A self-represented party must not request the issue of a subpoena without the permission of the court.

             (2)  A party or an independent children's lawyer must not request the issue of:

                     (a)  a subpoena to give evidence; or

                     (b)  a subpoena for production and to give evidence; or

                     (c)  a subpoena for production for a final hearing; or

                     (d)  a subpoena for production directed to another party to the proceeding;

without the permission of the court.

             (3)  Subject to subrules (1) and (2), a party may request the issue of up to 5 subpoenas for production for the hearing of an application for an interlocutory order without the permission of the court.

             (4)  Subject to subrules (1) and (2), an independent children's lawyer may request the issue of any number of subpoenas for production for the hearing of an application for an interlocutory order without the permission of the court.

             (5)  A request made under subrule (3) must state the total number of subpoenas the party has already requested under that subrule in the proceeding.