(cf SCR Part 66, rule 1A)
(1) A subpoena may not be issued, except by leave of the court, unless the party at whose request the subpoena is to be issued is represented by a solicitor in the proceedings.
(2) Leave under subrule (1) may be given either generally or in relation to a particular subpoena or subpoenas.
(3) Despite subrule (1), a subpoena may not be issued in relation to proceedings in the Small Claims Division of the Local Court, except by leave of the court, in any circumstances.