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evidence and to produce documents
8.02 Definitions for this Division
8.03 Issuing of subpoena
8.04 Form of subpoena
8.05 Change of date for attendance or production
8.06 Setting aside or other relief
8.07 Service
8.08 Compliance with subpoena
8.09 Production otherwise than on attendance
8.10 Removal, return, inspection, copying and disposal of documents and things
8.11 Inspection of, and dealing with, documents and things produced otherwise than on attendance
8.12 Return of documents and things produced
8.13 Costs and expenses of compliance
8.14 Failure to comply with subpoena—contempt of court
8.15 Documents and things in custody of a court
Part 9—Other matters
9.01 Interlocutory applications
9.02 Bringing accused before the Court
9.03 Bringing a witness before the Court
9.04 Summons to appear before the Court
9.05 Order that a person in custody be brought before the Court
9.06 Warrant for arrest
9.07 Warrant for imprisonment
9.08 Notice of intention to adduce evidence of previous representation
9.09 Notice of intention to adduce tendency evidence
9.10 Notice of intention to adduce coincidence evidence
9.11 Return of exhibits
Schedule 1—Dictionary
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

Division 1.1—Introduction

1.01  Name
  These Rules are the Federal Court (Criminal Proceedings) Rules 2016.

1.03  Authority
  These Rules are made under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976.

1.04  Purpose
 (1) The overarching purpose of these Rules is to facilitate the fair, efficient and timely determination of criminal proceedings in the Court.
Note: The Court may dispense with compliance with these Rules, or make orders inconsistent with these Rules—see rules 1.06 and 1.07.
 (2) Without limiting subrule (1), the overarching purpose includes the following objectives:
 (a) the efficient use of the judicial and administrative resources available for the purposes of the Court;
 (b) the efficient use of legal and other resources available to the parties to criminal proceedings;
 (c) the fair, efficient and timely disposal of the Court's overall criminal caseload;
 (d) as far as possible, all preliminary issues (such as admissibility of evidence, or other evidentiary, privilege or interpretation issues) are heard and adjudicated before the start of a trial;
 (e) maximising the use of electronic or digital evidence to advance these objectives.
Note: The Evidence Act 1995 applies to proceedings in the Court. In particular, the following provisions of that Act may be relevant to criminal proceedings:
(a) section 50 (proof of voluminous or complex documents);
(b) section 144 (proof of matters of common knowledge or matters capable of verification by reference to a document the authority of which cannot reasonably be questioned);
(c) Part 4.3 (facilitation of proof);
(d) section 177 (certificates of expert evidence);
(e) section 182 (Commonwealth records, postal articles sent by