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RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT 1971 - ORDER 36B RULE 1

1 .         Terms used

        (1)         In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears —

        addressee means the person who is the subject of the order expressed in a subpoena;

        conduct money means a sum of money or its equivalent, such as pre‑paid travel, sufficient to meet the reasonable expenses of the addressee of attending court as required by the subpoena and returning after so attending;

        issuing officer means an officer empowered to issue a subpoena on behalf of the Court;

        issuing party means the party at whose request a subpoena is issued;

        Registry means the Central Office;

        subpoena means an order in writing requiring the addressee —

            (a)         to attend to give evidence; or

            (b)         to produce the subpoena or a copy of it and a document or thing; or

            (c)         to do both of those things.

        (2)         To the extent that a subpoena requires the addressee to attend to give oral evidence, it is called a subpoena to attend to give evidence .

        (3)         To the extent that a subpoena requires the addressee to produce the subpoena or a copy of it and a document or thing, it is called a subpoena to produce .

        (4)         If a subpoena is to be served under the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth, this Order is subject to that Act and, with any necessary changes, applies to and in respect of the subpoena.

        (5)         Unless the Court orders otherwise, this Order is subject to Order 34 rule 15A.

        [Rule 1 inserted: Gazette 21 Feb 2007 p. 540; amended: Gazette 22 Feb 2008 p. 636; 28 Jul 2010 p. 3477; 24 May 2017 p. 2566.]



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