Service of subpoenas
A subpoena, summons or notice to produce is a legal document issued by a court or tribunal at the request of a party to a case to compel the recipient to produce documents or give evidence at a hearing or trial.
A subpoena can be served on the AFP by email, post or personal delivery. The AFP requests conduct money be made at the time of service of a subpoena. If you serve a subpoena by email, you must also send the original documents with a cheque for conduct money to the AFP by post.
A subpoena to produce documents must be issued to the Proper Officer. A subpoena to give evidence must be issued to the individual officer who will be required to attend to give evidence.
The address for service of subpoenas seeking AFP material is:
| subpoena@afp.gov.au | |
| Post | The Proper Officer Subpoena Team AFP Legal Australian Federal Police GPO Box 401 Canberra ACT 2601 |
| Personal delivery | AFP Legal National Headquarters Edmund Barton Building 47 Kings Avenue Barton ACT 2600 |
The address for service of subpoenas seeking ACT Policing material is:
| ACT-Information-Access@afp.gov.au | |
| Post | The Proper Officer ACT Information Access Team City Police Station 16-18 London Circuit Canberra City ACT 2601 |
| Personal delivery | City Police Station 16-18 London Circuit Canberra City ACT 2601 |
