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FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01197) - RULE 5.16

Orders about property

             (1)  The court may make an order for the inspection, detention, possession, valuation, insurance or preservation of property if:

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

                     (b)  the order is necessary to allow the proper determination of a proceeding.

             (2)  The court may order a party:

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

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

             (3)  A party may ask the court to make an order in relation to property authorising a person:

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

                     (b)  to make observations, and take photographs, of the property; or

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

                     (d)  to copy the property or information contained in the property.

             (4)  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 proceeding and who must comply with the order.

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



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