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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
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### sec.414 Power to issue subpoena
This rule applies to the following subpoenas—
subpoenas for production;
subpoenas to give evidence;
subpoenas for production and to give evidence.
The court may, on its own initiative or at the request of a party to a proceeding, issue a subpoena requiring the person specified in the subpoena to—
attend to give evidence as directed by the subpoena; or
produce a document or thing as directed by the subpoena; or
do both of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) .
The court may issue a subpoena electronically.
A request for a subpoena—
must specify the person to whom the subpoena is directed by name or description of office or position unless the registrar otherwise directs or the court otherwise orders; and
must be filed.
A party may file a single request under subrule (3) for the issuing of more than 1 subpoena.
If a party files a request for a subpoena, the registrar may issue the subpoena.
A subpoena must not be filed.
A person to whom a subpoena is directed must comply with it.
r 414 amd 2018 SL No. 128 s 3
(sec.414-ssec.1) This rule applies to the following subpoenas— subpoenas for production; subpoenas to give evidence; subpoenas for production and to give evidence.
(sec.414-ssec.2) The court may, on its own initiative or at the request of a party to a proceeding, issue a subpoena requiring the person specified in the subpoena to— attend to give evidence as directed by the subpoena; or produce a document or thing as directed by the subpoena; or do both of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) .
(sec.414-ssec.3) The court may issue a subpoena electronically.
(sec.414-ssec.4) A request for a subpoena— must specify the person to whom the subpoena is directed by name or description of office or position unless the registrar otherwise directs or the court otherwise orders; and must be filed.
(sec.414-ssec.5) A party may file a single request under subrule (3) for the issuing of more than 1 subpoena.
(sec.414-ssec.6) If a party files a request for a subpoena, the registrar may issue the subpoena.
(sec.414-ssec.7) A subpoena must not be filed.
(sec.414-ssec.8) A person to whom a subpoena is directed must comply with it.
- (a) subpoenas for production;
- (b) subpoenas to give evidence;
- (c) subpoenas for production and to give evidence.
- (a) attend to give evidence as directed by the subpoena; or
- (b) produce a document or thing as directed by the subpoena; or
- (c) do both of the things mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) .
- (a) must specify the person to whom the subpoena is directed by name or description of office or position unless the registrar otherwise directs or the court otherwise orders; and
- (b) must be filed.