Queensland Consolidated Regulations

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION RULES 2014 - REG 40

40 Subpoena requirements

(1) A subpoena must—

(a) be in the approved form; and

(b) include a notice advising the person who must comply with the subpoena that the person has the right to apply to a DFVP court to have the subpoena set aside under rule 41 .

(2) A subpoena must not be filed.

(3) A subpoena to give evidence may be addressed to 1 or more persons.

(4) A subpoena requiring a person to produce a document or thing must include an adequate description of the document or thing.

(5) A person to whom a subpoena is directed must comply with it.

Note—

See the DFVP Act , section 155 for the effect of a person’s refusal or failure to comply with a subpoena.