SOUTH COAST FLPN ROADSHOW: SUBPOENAS - GATHERING EVIDENCE held at Batemans Bay

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A SUBPOENA IN FAMILY LAW PROCEEDINGS:

• How to best draft a subpoena to ensure that you ACTUALLY get the records you need and to avoid objections.
• What records can and cannot be subpoenaed?
• How to deal with objections - what are the alternatives?
• How to respond and how to object to a subpoena.
• Sexual assault communication privilege - how does it work?
• What would be helpful for community services to know about the type of information to record, what is missing, libelous records.
• How does a community service respond to a subpoena? What happens if there is no material information?
• Tips for case-note writing in the context of subpoenas
• Conduct fees - how much?
• What do NGOs PROVIDE when answering a subpoena? What forms part of the mediation that NGOs do NOT provide information and what part of the assessment can NGOs provide?