New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 42.27

42.27 Attendance

(cf SCR Part 42, rule 7)

(1) If--

(a) a person is ordered by the court, by subpoena or otherwise, to attend court--

(i) for the purpose of giving evidence, or

(ii) for the production of any document or thing, or

(iii) to answer a charge of contempt, or

(iv) for any other purpose, and

(b) the person fails to attend in accordance with the order,

the court may order the person in default to pay any costs occasioned by the default.

(2) If--

(a) a corporation is ordered by the court, by subpoena or otherwise, to produce to the court any document or thing, and

(b) the corporation fails to produce the document or thing in accordance with the order,

the court may order the corporation to pay any costs occasioned by the default.

(3) This rule does not limit the power of the court to punish for contempt.