Family Court Rules 2021

A court may make an order for the inspection, detention, possession, valuation, insurance or preservation of property if —

the order relates to the property of a party, or a question may arise about the property in a case; and

the order is necessary to allow the proper determination of a case.

The court may order a party —

to sell or otherwise dispose of property that will deteriorate, decay or spoil; and

to deal with the proceeds of the sale or disposal in a certain way.

A party may ask the court to make an order in relation to property authorising a person to —

enter, or to do another thing to gain entry or access to, the property; or

make observations and take photographs of the property; or

observe or read images or information contained in the property including, for example, playing a tape, film or disk, or accessing computer files; or

copy the property or information contained in the property.

If the court makes an order under this rule, it may also order a party to pay the costs of a person who is not a party to the case and who must comply with the order.

The court may make an order under subrule (1) binding on, or otherwise affecting, a person who is not a party to the case.