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Compliance with subpoena

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42A.05 Compliance with subpoena

(1)

The addressee must comply with the subpoena under this Order by producing the document to the registrar by delivering or sending it and, if sent, the document must be sent so that the registrar receives it on or before the day specified in the subpoena.

(2)

Unless a subpoena specifically requires the production of the original, the addressee may produce a copy of any document required to be produced by the subpoena.

(3)

The copy of a document may be—

(a)

a photocopy; or

(b)

in an electronic form in any of the following electronic formats—

(i)

.doc and .docx—Microsoft Word documents;

(ii)

.pdf—Adobe Acrobat documents;

(iii)

.xls and .xlsx—Microsoft Excel spreadsheets;

(iv)

.jpg—image files;

(v)

.rtf—rich text format;

(vi)

.gif—graphics interchange format;

(vii)

.tif—tagged image format;

(viii)

any other format agreed with the issuing party; or

(c)

in any other appropriate form.

(4)

Even where a subpoena specifically requires the production of the original, the addressee may, with the consent of the issuing party, produce a copy, instead of the original, of the document required to be produced.

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Section 42A.05 — Compliance with subpoena — Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020 (Victoria) — Barrister AI