New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

DISTRICT COURT RULES 1973 - SECT 53.18

53.18 Issue of subpoenas

(1) A registrar or prosecutor who issues a subpoena in proceedings is to issue it by signing and dating it.

(2) A registrar may refuse to issue a subpoena if satisfied that:

(a) the issue of the subpoena would be an abuse of process, or

(b) the issue of the subpoena would be oppressive on the person named, or

(c) if the subpoena is a subpoena to give evidence, the subpoena is returnable on a date on which the Court has not directed the hearing of oral evidence in the proceedings.

(3) The registrar is not required to retain a copy of a subpoena issued by the registrar.