Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 27.4

4. (1) Where the person named in a subpoena for production of any document or
thing, being a subpoena requiring attendance before the Court or a Judge or
officer of the Court, is not a party to the proceeding, the subpoena shall,
unless the Court otherwise orders, permit him to produce the document or thing
to the Registrar at the Registry from which the subpoena was issued not later
than the day before the first date on which his attendance is required,
instead of attending and producing the document or thing as required by the
subpoena.

(2) Where a document or thing is produced to the Registrar pursuant to
sub-rule (1), the Registrar shall-

   (a)  give a receipt to the person producing the document or thing; and

   (b)  produce the document or thing as the nature of the case requires or as
        the Court may direct.

(3) This rule does not apply to so much of a subpoena as requires the person
named to attend to testify in any proceeding.