Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021
8.01Request to admit
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8.01 Request to admit
(1) A party may, by serving a Notice to Admit on another party, ask the other party to admit, for the purposes of the proceeding only, that a fact is true or that a document is genuine. (2) A Notice to Admit must include a note to the effect that, under subrule 8.02(2), failure to serve a Notice Disputing a Fact or Document will result in the party being taken to have admitted that the fact is true or the document is genuine. (3) If a Notice to Admit relates to a document, the party serving the Notice must attach a copy of the document to the notice, unless: (a) the other party has a copy of the document; or (b) it is not practicable to attach a copy to the Notice. (4) If paragraph (3)(b) applies, the party serving the Notice must: (a) in the Notice: (i) identify the document; and (ii) specify a convenient place and time at which the document may be inspected; and (b) produce the document for inspection at the specified place and time.