Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2025
Div 181—Leave to issue subpoena
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Division 18.1—Leave to issue subpoena
18.01 Limit on number of subpoenas
18.02 Leave to issue subpoena
Division 18.2—Subpoenas to give evidence and to produce documents
18.03 Definitions for Division 18.2
18.04 Issuing of subpoena
18.05 Form of subpoena
18.06 Time limit for service of subpoena
18.07 Subpoena addressed to a corporation
18.08 Change of date for attendance or production
18.09 Setting aside subpoena
18.10 Service
18.11 Compliance with subpoena
18.12 Production otherwise than on attendance
18.13 Removal, return, inspection, copying and disposal of documents and things
18.14 Production of documents and access by parties
18.15 Inspection of, and dealing with, documents and things produced otherwise than on attendance
18.16 Return of documents and things produced
18.17 Costs and expenses of compliance
18.18 Failure to comply with subpoena—contempt of court
18.19 Documents and things in custody of another court