Editing Subpoena (section)

=== Australia ===
In [[New South Wales]], a court may set aside the whole, or part, of a subpoena on the basis that it is a "[[fishing expedition]]". In ''Lowery v Insurance Australia Ltd'', the NSW Court of Appeal held that where documents requested in the schedule of a subpoena are deemed to have no relevance to the proceedings in dispute, the subpoena may be set aside as it has no legitimate forensic purpose. It was also held that it was not the role of the Court to redraft the subpoena and narrow its scope to those issues in dispute.<ref>[http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/nsw/NSWCA/2015/303.html ''Lowery v Insurance Australia Ltd'' [2015&#93;] NSWCA 303</ref> In [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] a subpoena is usually issued by a court registry officer, and does not require leave of the court.