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1704Costs—failure to comply with subpoena etc
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1704 Costs—failure to comply with subpoena etc
(1) This rule applies if, in a proceeding—
(a) a person is ordered by the court, by subpoena or otherwise, to
attend court—
(i) to give evidence; or
(ii) to produce a document or thing; or
(iii) to answer a charge of contempt; or
(iv) for any other purpose; or
(b) a person is required by a notice for non-party production to
produce a document for inspection.
(2) If the order is not complied with, the court may order the person to
pay any costs of a party to the proceeding caused by the
noncompliance.
(3) This rule does not limit any power of the court to punish for contempt.
Rule 1705