Victorian Consolidated Regulations

SUPREME COURT (GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2015 - REG 42.01

In this Order and in Order 42A, unless the contrary intention appears—

"addressee" means the person who is the subject of the order expressed in a subpoena;

"conduct money" means a sum of money or its equivalent, such as pre-paid travel, sufficient to meet the reasonable expenses of the addressee of attending court as required by the subpoena and returning after so attending;

"issuing party" means the party at whose request a subpoena is issued;

"subpoena" means an order in writing requiring the addressee—

        (a)     to attend to give evidence;

        (b)     to produce the subpoena or a copy of it and a document or thing; or

        (c)     to do both of those things;

"subpoena to attend to give evidence" means a subpoena requiring the addressee to attend to give evidence;

"subpoena to produce" means a subpoena requiring the addressee to produce the subpoena or a copy of it and a document or thing.