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6610Return or disposal of subpoenaed documents and things
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6610 Return or disposal of subpoenaed documents and things
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(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, the registrar may decide to return
to the addressee any document or thing produced in the proceeding in
response to the subpoena to the addressee if—
(a) the addressee has declared that they want the document or thing
returned to them; and
(i) it is more than 28 days after the day the proceeding ended;
or
(ii) it is less than 28 days after the day the proceeding ended
and—
(A) the registrar has given the issuing party, in writing, at
least 14 days notice of the registrar’s intention to
return the document or thing; and
(B) the 14-day period has ended.
otherwise ordering under this rule.
Rule 6611
(2) If the registrar decides to return a document or thing under
subrule (1), the registrar must give the addressee written notice
stating that—
(a) the document or thing can be collected from the registry; and
(b) the addressee may tell the registrar in writing that the addressee
no longer wants the document or thing returned to them; and
(c) if the document or thing is not collected from the registry within
28 days after the day the notice is given to the addressee, the
registrar may dispose of the document or thing.
(3) The registrar may dispose of the document or thing in a way the
registrar considers appropriate if—
(a) the addressee declared that they do not want the document or
thing returned to them; or
(b) the registrar has given the addressee a notice under subrule (2)
and the addressee does not collect the document or thing within
the 28-day period.