Victorian Numbered Regulations

MAGISTRATES' COURT GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) RULES 2018 (SR NO 158 OF 2018) - REG 10

For Rule 42A.05(2) of the Principal Rules substitute —

    "(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;

        (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.".