Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (DIVISION 2) (GENERAL FEDERAL LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01220) - RULE 14.06

                   If, at any stage of a proceeding, it appears to the Court from evidence or from the nature or circumstances of the case or from any document filed, that some document or class of document relating to a matter in question in the proceeding may be, or may have been, in the possession, custody or control of a party, the Court may order the party:

                     (a)  to file an affidavit stating:

                              (i)  whether the document, or a document of that class, is or has been in the possession, custody or control of the party; and

                             (ii)  if it has been, but is not then, in the possession, custody or control of the party--when the party parted with it and what has become of it; and

                     (b)  to serve the affidavit on another party.