Family Court Rules 2021 (WA)

Western Australia Family Court Act 1997 Family Court Rules 2021 Western Australia Family Court Rules 2021 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary Division 1 — Introduction 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Application 1 4. Terms used 1 Division 2 — Purpose 5. Main purpose 14 6. Promoting main purpose 15 7. Achieving main purpose 16 8. Responsibility of parties and lawyers in achieving main purpose 16 Division 3 — Court's power in all cases 9. Power of court to make orders 17 10. Procedural orders in cases of doubt or difficulty 18 11. Court may set aside or vary order 18 12. Court may dispense with rules 18 13. Judicial officer hearing application 18 Division 4 — Time 14. Calculating time 19 15. Shortening or extending time 19 16. Time for compliance 20 Division 5 — Court administration 17. Court sittings 20 18. Registry hours 20 19. Records, registers and indexes 20 20. Documents in electronic format 21 Division 6 — Other matters 21. Relationship between this Part and specific rules 22 22. Pre‑action procedure 22 23. Prohibition on recording 23 24. Publishing lists of cases 23 25. Seal of Court 24 Part 2 — Starting a case Division 1 — Applications 26. Kinds of applications 25 27. Documents to be filed with application 27 Division 2 — Brochures 28. Service of brochures 32 Division 3 — Notification in certain cases Subdivision 1 — Cases involving allegation of abuse or family violence in relation to child 29. Application of Subdivision 33 30. Notice of child abuse, family violence or risk of family violence 33 31. Notice of family violence in existing cases 33 32. Family violence order 34 Subdivision 2 —Property settlement or spousal or de facto maintenance cases 33. Notification of proceeds of crime or forfeiture application 35 34. Proceeds of crime 35 35. Notification to spouse (Act s. 205ZB(3)) 36 Part 3 — Divorce Division 1 — Application for divorce 36. Fixing of hearing date 37 37. Amendment of application for divorce 37 38. Discontinuance of application for divorce 37 Division 2 — Response 39. Response 38 40. Objection to jurisdiction 38 41. Late filing of response 39 42. Affidavit in reply 39 Division 3 — Hearing of application 43. Attendance at hearing 39 Division 4 — Hearing in absence of parties 44. Seeking hearing in absence of parties 39 45. Hearing of joint application in absence of parties 40 46. Request not to hear case in absence of parties 40 Division 5 — Events affecting divorce order 47. Application for rescission of divorce order 40 48. Death of party 40 Division 6 — Other matters relating to application for divorce 49. Corroboration of service 41 50. Corroboration requirements in cases involving parties living under same roof 41 Part 4 — Final orders Division 1 — Applications for final orders 51. Contents of application for final order 42 52. Filing affidavits 42 53. First court date 42 Division 2 — Specific applications Subdivision 1 — General 54. General provisions still apply 43 55. Applications by Attorney General for transfer of case 43 Subdivision 2 — Cross‑vesting 56. Cross‑vesting matters 43 57. Transfer of case 44 Subdivision 3 — Medical procedure 58. Application for medical procedure 44 59. Evidence supporting application 45 60. Service of application 46 61. Fixing date of hearing 46 62. Procedure on first court date 46 Subdivision 4 — Spousal or de facto maintenance 63. Applications for spousal or de facto maintenance 46 64. Evidence to be provided 47 Subdivision 5 — Child support and child maintenance 65. Application of Subdivision 48 66. Commencing proceedings 48 67. Documents to be filed with application 48 68. Child support agreements 50 69. Time limits for applications under Child Support (Assessment) Act 51 70. Service of application 51 71. Service by Child Support Registrar 51 72. Procedure on first court date 52 73. Evidence to be provided with application 52 Subdivision 6 — Nullity and validity of marriage and divorce 74. Application of Subdivision 53 75. Fixing hearing date 53 76. Affidavit to be filed with application 53 Part 5 — Applications for interim, procedural, ancillary or other incidental orders Division 1 — General 77. Restrictions in relation to applications 55 78. Filing of applications seeking parenting orders during Christmas school holiday period 56 79. Procedure before filing application 56 80. Fixing hearing date 57 81. Attendance by electronic communication 58 82. Attendance of party or witness in prison 59 Division 2 — Hearings for interim and procedural applications 83. Matters to be considered for interim orders 60 84. Affidavits 60 85. Hearing time for interim or procedural application 61 86. Party's failure to attend hearing 61 Division 3 — Applications without notice 87. Application without notice 61 88. Necessary procedural orders 62 Division 4 — Hearing on papers in absence of parties 89. Request for hearing in absence of parties 62 90. Objection to hearing in absence of parties 63 91. Court decision not to proceed in absence of parties 63 92. Procedure for hearing in absence of parties 63 Division 5 — Postponement of interim hearing 93. Administrative postponement of interim hearing 64 Division 6 — Application for certain orders 94. Application for suppression or non‑publication order 65 Part 6 — Parties Division 1 — General 95. Term used: party 66 96. Necessary parties 66 Division 2 — Adding or removing party 97. Adding party 67 98. Removing party 67 99. Intervention by person seeking to become party 67 100. Intervention by person entitled to intervene 68 101. Notice of constitutional matter 68 Division 3 — Case guardian 102. Term used: manager of the affairs of a party 69 103. Conducting case by case guardian 69 104. Who may be case guardian 69 105. Appointment, replacement or removal of case guardian 69 106. Attorney General may nominate case guardian 70 107. Notice of appointment of case guardian 70 108. Costs of case guardian 70 109. Duties of case guardian 71 Division 4 — Progress of case after death 110. Death of party 71 Division 5 — Progress of case after bankruptcy or personal insolvency agreement 111. Terms used 72 112. Notice of bankruptcy or personal insolvency agreement 73 113. Notice under rule 112(1)(b) 73 114. Notice under rule 112(1)(c) 73 115. Notice of bankruptcy proceedings 74 116. Notice of application under Bankruptcy Act section 139A 74 117. Official name of trustee 75 Part 7 — Service Division 1 — General 118. Application of Part 77 119. Service 77 120. Discretion regarding service 77 121. Service of documents 77 122. Service of filed documents 79 Division 2 — Special service 123. Special service 80 124. Special service by hand 80 125. Special service by post or electronic means 81 126. Special service through lawyer 81 127. Special service on persons with disability 81 128. Special service on prisoners 82 129. Special service on corporations 82 Division 3 — Ordinary service 130. Ordinary service 82 Division 4 — Proof of service 131. Proof of service 83 132. Proof of special service 84 133. Evidence of identity 84 Division 5 — Other matters about service 134. Service by electronic means 84 135. When service is taken to have been carried out 85 136. Service with conditions or dispensing with service 85 Division 6 — Service in non‑convention country 137. Service in non‑convention country 86 138. Proof of service in non‑convention country 87 Part 8 — Right to be heard, address for service and submission of notices Division 1 — Right to be heard and representation 139. Right to be heard and representation 88 140. Independent children's lawyer 88 141. Lawyer: conflicting interests 89 142. Lawyer: ceasing to act 89 Division 2 — Address for service 143. Address for service 89 144. Change of address for service 90 Division 3 — Submitting notices 145. Submitting notices 90 Part 9 — Response and reply Division 1 — Response to initiating application 146. Response to initiating application 92 147. Response objecting to jurisdiction 92 Division 2 — Reply to response to initiating application 148. Applicant to reply to response to initiating application 93 149. Additional party to reply to response to initiating application 93 Division 3 — Response to application in a case 150. Response to application in a case 94 151. Affidavit must be filed with response to application in a case 94 152. Affidavit may be filed in reply to response to application in a case 94 Division 4 — Filing and service 153. Time for filing and service of response or reply 94 Part 10 — Ending case without trial Division 1 — Offers to settle Subdivision 1 — General 154. How to make offer 96 155. Open and without prejudice offer 96 156. How to withdraw offer 97 157. How to accept offer 97 158. Counter‑offer 97 Subdivision 2 — Offers to settle in property cases 159. Compulsory offer to settle 97 160. Withdrawal of offer 98 Division 2 — Discontinuing case 161. Term used: case 98 162. Discontinuing case 98 Division 3 — Summary orders and separate decisions 163. Application for summary orders 99 164. Application for separate decision 99 165. What court may order under this Division 100 Division 4 — Consent orders 166. How to apply for consent order 100 167. Consent parenting orders and allegations of abuse or family violence 101 168. Notice to superannuation trustee 102 169. Dealing with consent order 103 170. Lapsing of respondent's consent 103 Part 11 — Case management Division 1 — Court's powers of case management 171. General powers 104 172. Failure to comply with legislative provision or order 106 173. Relief from orders 107 174. Certificate of vexatious proceedings order 108 175. Application for leave to institute proceedings after vexatious proceedings order made 108 176. Dismissal for want of prosecution 109 Division 2 — Limiting issues Subdivision 1 — Admissions 177. Request to admit 110 178. Notice disputing fact or document 111 179. Withdrawing admission 111 Subdivision 2 — Amendment 180. Amendment by party or court order 111 181. Time limit for amendment 112 182. Amending document 113 183. Response to amended document 113 184. Disallowance of amendment 113 Division 3 — Venue Subdivision 1 — Open court and chambers 185. Cases in chambers 113 Subdivision 2 — Transferring case 186. Transfer to another court or registry 114 187. Factors that may be considered for transfer 114 Subdivision 3 — Transfer of court file 188. Transfer between courts 115 Part 12 — Court events Division 1 — Application of Part 189. Application of Part 116 Division 2 — Specific court events 190. Property case: exchange of documents before first court date 116 191. Exchange of documents before conciliation conference 118 192. Conduct of conciliation conference 118 Division 3 — Attendance at court events 193. Party's attendance 119 194. Attendance by electronic communication 119 195. Failure to attend court events 119 Division 4 — Adjournment and postponement of procedural hearings 196. Administrative postponement of procedural hearing 120 Part 13 — Disclosure Division 1 — Disclosure between parties Subdivision 1 — General duty of disclosure 197. General duty of disclosure 121 Subdivision 2 — Duty of disclosure in financial cases 198. Purpose of this Subdivision 121 199. Full and frank disclosure 121 200. Financial statement 123 201. Amendment of financial statement 124 Division 2 — Duty to disclose documents Subdivision 1 — Disclosure of documents for all cases 202. Duty to disclose documents 124 203. Use of documents 124 204. Inspection of documents 125 205. Production of original documents 125 206. Disclosure by inspection of documents 125 207. Costs of inspection 125 208. Documents that need not be produced 126 209. Objection to production 126 210. Consequence of non‑disclosure 126 211. Undertaking by party 127 212. Time for filing undertaking 128 Subdivision 2 — Disclosure of documents for certain applications 213. Application of Subdivision 128 214. Party may seek order about disclosure 129 Subdivision 3 — Disclosure of documents: initiating applications 215. Application of Subdivision 129 216. Disclosure by service of list of documents 130 217. Disclosure by inspection of documents 131 218. Application for disclosure order 131 219. Costs of compliance 133 220. Electronic disclosure 133 Division 3 — Answers to specific questions 221. Application of Division 133 222. Service of specific questions 134 223. Answering specific questions 134 224. Orders in relation to specific questions 135 Division 4 — Information from non‑parties 225. Purpose of Division 135 226. Employment information 136 Part 14 — Property orders 227. Orders about property 137 228. Service of application 138 229. Inspection 138 230. Application for Anton Piller order 138 231. Application for Mareva order 139 232. Notice to superannuation trustee 140 233. Notice about intervention 141 Part 15 — Evidence Division 1 — Children 234. Restriction on children's evidence 142 235. Family reports 142 Division 2 — Affidavits 236. No general right to file affidavit 143 237. Reliance on affidavits 143 238. Form of affidavit 143 239. Making affidavit 144 240. Affidavit of illiterate, blind or other person incapable of signing affidavit 144 241. Documents attached 145 242. Striking out objectionable material 146 243. Notice to attend for cross‑examination 146 244. Deponent's attendance and expenses 147 Division 3 — Subpoenas Subdivision 1 — General 245. Terms used 147 246. Issuing subpoena 147 247. Subpoena not to issue in certain circumstances 149 248. Amendment of subpoena 149 249. Service 149 250. Conduct money and witness fees 151 251. When compliance is not required 151 252. Discharge of subpoena obligation 152 253. Objection to subpoena 152 Subdivision 2 — Production of documents and access by parties 254. Application 153 255. Compliance with subpoena 153 256. Right to inspect and copy documents 154 257. Objections relating to production of documents 155 258. Court permission to inspect documents 156 259. Production of document from another court 157 260. Return of documents produced 157 Subdivision 3 — Non‑compliance with subpoena 261. Non‑compliance with subpoena 158 Division 4 — Assessors 262. Application of Division 158 263. Appointing assessor 158 264. Assessor's report 159 265. Remuneration of assessor 159 Division 5 — Expert evidence Subdivision 1 — General 266. Term used: expert's report 160 267. Application of Division 160 268. Purpose of this Division 161 Subdivision 2 — Single expert witness 269. Appointment of single expert witness by parties 162 270. Order for single expert witness 162 271. Orders that court may make 163 272. Single expert witness's fees and expenses 164 273. Single expert witness's report 164 274. Appointing another expert witness 164 275. Cross‑examination of single expert witness 165 Subdivision 3 — Permission for expert's evidence 276. Permission for expert's reports and evidence 165 277. Application for permission for expert witness 165 Subdivision 4 — Instructions and disclosure of expert's report 278. Application of Subdivision 167 279. Instructions to expert witness 167 280. Mandatory disclosure of expert's report 168 281. Provision of information about fees 168 282. Application for provision of information 168 283. Failure to disclose report 169 Subdivision 5 — Expert witness's duties and rights 284. Expert witness's duty to court 169 285. Expert witness's right to seek orders 171 286. Expert witness's evidence in chief 171 287. Form of expert's report 171 288. Content of expert's report 172 289. Consequences of non‑compliance 174 Subdivision 6 — Clarification of single expert witness reports 290. Purpose of this Subdivision 174 291. Conference 174 292. Questions to single expert witnesses 175 293. Single expert witness answers 176 294. Single expert witness costs 176 295. Application for directions 177 Subdivision 7 — Evidence from 2 or more expert witnesses 296. Application of Subdivision 177 297. Conference of expert witnesses 177 298. Conduct of trial with expert witnesses 179 Division 6 — Other matters about evidence 299. Court may call evidence 179 300. Order for examination of witness 180 301. Letters of request 180 302. Transcript receivable in evidence 181 303. Notice to produce 181 Part 16 — Principles for conducting child‑related proceedings 304. Terms used 182 305. Application of Part 182 306. Consent for case to be treated as child‑related proceedings 182 307. Application for case commenced by application before 1 July 2006 to be treated as child‑related proceeding 182 Part 17 — Orders and undertakings Division 1 — Orders 308. When order is made 183 309. When order must be entered 183 310. Entry of orders 184 311. Varying or setting aside orders 184 312. Varying or setting aside reasons for judgment 185 313. Rate of interest 185 314. Order for payment of money 185 315. Order for payment of fine 186 Division 2 — Undertakings 316. Undertakings 186 Part 18 — Powers of registrars Division 1 — General 317. Term used: registrar 188 318. Exercise of functions 188 319. Registrars not required to give reasons 188 320. Protection and immunity 188 Division 2 — Delegation of judicial power to registrars 321. Delegation of powers to registrars 189 322. Applications to review exercises of powers and performance of functions by registrars 191 323. Power of Court on review 192 Part 19 — Party and party costs Division 1 — General 324. Application of Part 193 325. Interest on outstanding costs 193 Division 2 — Obligations of lawyer about costs 326. Duty to inform about costs 193 327. Notification of costs 194 Division 3 — Security for costs 328. Application for security for costs 195 329. Order for security for costs 196 330. Finalising security 196 Division 4 — Costs orders 331. Order for costs 197 332. Costs order for cases in other courts 197 333. Costs orders against lawyers 198 334. Notice of costs order 198 Division 5 — Calculation of costs 335. Method of calculating costs 199 336. Maximum amount of party and party costs recoverable 200 Division 6 — Claiming and disputing costs Subdivision 1 — Itemised costs account 337. Request for itemised costs account 200 338. Service of lawyer's itemised costs account 200 339. Lawyer's itemised costs account 201 340. Disputing itemised costs account 201 341. Assessment of disputed costs 202 342. Amendment of itemised costs account and notice disputing itemised costs account 202 Subdivision 2 — Assessment process 343. Fixing date for first court event 202 344. Notification of hearing 203 345. Settlement conference 203 346. Preliminary assessment 203 347. Objection to preliminary assessment amount 204 348. If no objection to preliminary assessment 204 349. Assessment hearing 204 350. Powers of registrar 205 351. Assessment principles 206 352. Allowance for matters not specified 207 353. Neglect or delay before registrar 208 354. Costs assessment order: costs account not disputed 208 355. Setting aside costs assessment order 209 Division 7 — Specific costs matters 356. Costs in Magistrates Court 209 357. Charge for each page 210 358. Proportion of costs 210 359. Costs for reading 210 360. Postage within Australia 210 361. Waiting and travelling time 210 362. Agent's fees 211 363. Costs of cases not started together 211 364. Certificate as to counsel 212 365. Lawyer as counsel: party and party costs 212 366. Lawyer as counsel: assessment of fees 212 Division 8 — Review of assessment 367. Timing for filing application for review 213 368. Timing for filing application for review 214 369. Hearing of application 214 Part 20 — Enforcement of financial orders and obligations Division 1 — General 370. Enforceable obligations 215 371. When agreement may be enforced 216 372. When child support liability may be enforced 216 373. Who may enforce obligation 217 374. Enforcing obligation to pay money 218 375. Affidavit to be filed for enforcement order 218 376. General enforcement powers of court 219 377. Enforcement order 220 378. Discharging, suspending or varying enforcement order 220 Division 2 — Information for aiding enforcement Subdivision 1 — Processes for aiding enforcement 379. Processes for obtaining financial information 221 Subdivision 2 — Enforcement hearings 380. Enforcement hearing 221 381. Obligations of payer 222 382. Subpoena of witness 222 383. Failure concerning financial statement or enforcement hearing 222 Division 3 — Enforcement warrants Subdivision 1 — General 384. Term used: affected person 223 385. Request for enforcement warrant 223 386. Duration of enforcement warrant 225 387. Enforcement officer's responsibilities 225 388. Directions for enforcement 226 389. Effect of enforcement warrant 227 390. Advertising before sale 227 391. Sale of property at reasonable price 228 392. Conditions of sale of property 229 393. Result of sale of property under enforcement warrant 229 394. Payee's responsibilities 230 395. Orders for real property 231 Subdivision 2 — Claims by person affected by enforcement warrant 396. Notice of claim 232 397. Payee to admit or dispute claim 233 398. Admitting claim 233 399. Denial or no response to claim 233 400. Hearing of application 234 Division 4 — Third party debt notice 401. Application of Division 234 402. Money deposited in financial institution 234 403. Request for third party debt notice 235 404. Service of third party debt notice 235 405. General effect of third party debt notice 236 406. Employer's obligations 236 407. Duration of third party debt notice 237 408. Response to third party debt notice 237 409. Discharge of third party debt notice 238 410. Claim by affected person 238 411. Cessation of employment 238 412. Compliance with third party debt notice 239 Division 5 — Sequestration of property 413. Application for sequestration of property 240 414. Order for sequestration 240 415. Order relating to sequestration 241 416. Procedural orders for sequestration 241 Division 6 — Receivership 417. Application for appointment of receiver 242 418. Appointment and powers of receiver 243 419. Security 243 420. Accounts 243 421. Objection to accounts 244 422. Removal of receiver 244 423. Compliance with orders and rules 244 Division 7 — Enforcement of obligations other than an obligation to pay money 424. Application for enforcement orders 245 425. Warrant for possession of real property 245 426. Warrant for delivery 245 427. Warrant for seizure and detention of property 246 Division 8 — Other provisions about enforcement 428. Service of order 246 429. Certificate for payments under maintenance order 246 430. Enforcement by or against non‑party 247 431. Powers of enforcement officer 247 Part 21 — Enforcement of parenting orders, contravention of orders and contempt Division 1 — Applications for enforcement of orders, contravention of orders and contempt of court 432. Application 248 433. How to apply for order 248 434. Application made or continued by Marshal 250 435. Contempt in court room 250 436. Fixing hearing date 250 437. Response to application 250 438. Failure of respondent to attend 250 439. Procedure at hearing 251 Division 2 — Compliance with parenting orders 440. Duties of program provider 251 441. Relisting for hearing 251 Division 3 — Location and recovery orders 442. Application of Division 252 443. Fixing hearing date 252 444. Service of recovery order 252 445. Application for directions for execution of recovery order 252 Division 4 — Warrants for arrest 446. Application for warrant 253 447. Execution of warrant 254 448. Duration of warrant 254 449. Procedure after arrest 254 450. Application for release or setting aside 256 Part 22 — Appeals Division 1 — Preliminary 451. Application of Part 257 Division 2 — Starting appeal and procedural hearing 452. Starting appeal 257 453. Time for appeal 257 454. Parties to appeal 257 455. Service 258 456. Cross‑appeal 258 457. Time for cross‑appeal 258 458. Amendment of notice of appeal 258 459. Notice of contention 258 460. Stay 259 461. Application for leave to appeal 259 462. Procedural hearing 259 463. Attendance at procedural hearing 260 464. Procedural orders for conduct of appeal 260 465. Documents for appeal hearing if appeal books not required 261 Division 3 — Powers of the appeal judge and conduct of appeal 466. Non‑attendance by party 261 467. Attendance by electronic communication 262 468. Attendance of party in prison 263 469. Subpoenas 263 Division 4 — Applications in relation to appeals 470. Application in relation to appeal 264 471. Hearing date for application 264 Division 5 — Concluding appeal, application for leave to appeal or application in relation to appeal 472. Consent orders on appeal 264 473. Discontinuance of appeal or application 264 474. Dismissal of appeal and application for non‑compliance or delay 265 Division 6 — Costs orders 475. Order for costs 266 Part 23 — Registration of documents Division 1 — Registration of agreements, orders and child support debts 476. Registration of agreements 267 477. Registration of State child orders under Act or Family Law Act 267 478. Registration of de facto maintenance orders under Family Law Act 268 479. Registration of debt due to Commonwealth under child support legislation 268 Division 2 — Parenting plans 480. Requirements for registration of agreement revoking registered parenting plan 268 481. Court may require service or additional information 269 482. Application may be dealt with in chambers 269 Part 24 — Documents, filing, registry Division 1 — Requirements for documents 483. General requirements 270 484. Corporation as party 271 485. Change of name of party 271 486. Approved forms 272 Division 2 — Filing documents 487. How document may be filed 272 488. Filing document by facsimile or email 274 489. Originals of sworn documents filed by electronic means 275 490. Rejection of documents 275 491. Documents filed other than by means of ECMS 276 492. Filing notice of payment into court 276 Division 3 — Registry records 493. Removal of document from registry 276 494. Searching court record and copying documents 277 495. Exhibits 278 Part 25 — Applications under Corporations Act and Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 496. Term used: Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 279 497. Application 279 498. Application of Corporations Rules 279 499. Modification of Corporations Rules 279 500. Application under Corporations Act or Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 279 501. Transfer of cases under Corporations Act or Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 280 502. Fixing hearing date 280 Part 26 — Cases to which Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 (Commonwealth) applies 503. Application of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Commonwealth) Division 34.4 281 504. Modification of Federal Court Rules 2011 (Commonwealth) Division 34.4 281 Part 27 — Cases to which Bankruptcy Act applies Division 1 — Preliminary 505. Application of Part 282 Division 2 — General 506. Bankruptcy application and bankruptcy application in a case 282 507. Leave to be heard 283 508. Appearance at application or examination 283 509. Opposition to bankruptcy application or bankruptcy application in a case 284 Division 3 — Examinations 510. Term used: relevant person 284 511. Application for summons (Bankruptcy Act s. 81) 284 512. Hearing of application 285 513. Requirements of summons 285 514. Service of summons 285 515. Failure to attend examination 286 516. Application for discharge of summons 286 Part 28 — Arbitration Division 1 — Disclosure relating to arbitration 517. General duty of disclosure 287 518. Duty of disclosure — documents 289 519. Use of documents 289 520. Party may require production of documents 290 521. Document that need not be produced 290 522. Objection to production 290 523. Disclosure by giving a list of documents 291 524. Disclosure by inspection of documents 293 525. Applications for orders relating to disclosure 294 526. Costs of compliance 296 527. Electronic disclosure 296 Division 2 — Subpoenas Subdivision 1 — General 528. Application of Division 297 529. Terms used 297 530. Issuing a subpoena 297 531. Subpoena must not be issued in certain circumstances 299 532. Amendment of subpoena 299 533. Service 299 534. Conduct money and witness fees 301 535. When compliance is not required 301 536. Duration of subpoena 302 537. Objection to subpoena 302 Subdivision 2 — Production of documents and access by parties 538. Application of Subdivision 303 539. Compliance with subpoena 303 540. Right to inspect and copy documents 304 541. Objections relating to production of documents 305 542. Court permission to inspect documents 306 543. Production of document in possession of a court 306 544. Return or destruction of document produced 307 Subdivision 3 — Non‑compliance with subpoena 545. Non‑compliance with subpoena 307 Division 3 — Other rules relating to arbitration 546. Referral of question of law by arbitrator 308 547. Referral of other matters to court by arbitrator 308 548. Informing court about awards made in arbitration 308 549. Registration of awards made in arbitration 309 550. Response to applications in relation to arbitration 309 551. Arbitrator to notify court when certain arbitrations end 309 Part 29 — Repeal and transitional provisions 552. Terms used 310 553. Family Court Rules 1998 repealed 310 554. Completion of cases commenced 310 555. Continuing effect of things done 310 Part 30 — Consequential amendment 556. Family Court (Surrogacy) Rules 2009 amended 311 5. Application of Family Court Rules 2021 311 Schedule 1 — Pre‑action procedures Division 1 — Financial cases (property settlement and maintenance) 1. General 312 2. Compliance 314 3. Pre‑action procedures 315 4. Disclosure and exchange of correspondence 316 5. Expert witnesses 319 6. Lawyers' obligations 320 Division 2 — Parenting cases 7. General 321 8. Compliance 323 9. Pre‑action procedures 324 10. Disclosure and exchange of correspondence 325 11. Expert witnesses 325 12. Lawyers' obligations 326 Schedule 2 — Costs Division 1 — Work done on or after 1 January 2019 Subdivision 1 — Preliminary 1. Application 328 Subdivision 2 — Costs allowable for lawyer's work done and services performed Subdivision 3 — Costs allowable for counsel's work done and services performed Subdivision 4 — Basic composite amount for undefended divorce Subdivision 5 — Basic composite amount for request for enforcement warrant or third party debt notice Division 2 — Work done up to 30 December 2018 2. Continued application of the Family Law Rules 2004 (Commonwealth) 331 Schedule 3 — Conduct money and witness fees Division 1 — Conduct money Division 2 — Witness fees Notes Compilation table 334 Defined terms Family Court Act 1997 Family Court Rules 2021