---
title: "Seek to issue a subpoena in aid of an arbitration"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/seek-to-issue-a-subpoena-in-aid-of-an-arbitration"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A6-K20261018-6"
practice_area: "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Seek to issue a subpoena in aid of an arbitration

> From the tribunal’s permission (where needed), the documents or testimony required and the third party’s details, populate the court’s subpoena form data and the supporting application, with a schedule describing each…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/seek-to-issue-a-subpoena-in-aid-of-an-arbitration  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the tribunal’s permission (where needed), the documents or testimony required and the third party’s details, populate the court’s subpoena form data and the supporting application, with a schedule describing each category of documents. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer confirms the statutory basis and any tribunal permission, narrows the categories so they are not oppressive, settles the application and any affidavit with the deponent, and manages access to produced material under the court’s practice. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From the tribunal’s permission (where needed), the documents or testimony required and the third party’s details, populate the court’s subpoena form data and the supporting application, with a schedule describing each category of documents.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer confirms the statutory basis and any tribunal permission, narrows the categories so they are not oppressive, settles the application and any affidavit with the deponent, and manages access to produced material under the court’s practice.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the arbitral material may go into the tool under the confidentiality provisions, the rules and any procedural order before it is used.
2. Confirm the tribunal’s permission where the Act requires it.
3. Check each category is described precisely enough not to be oppressive.
4. Confirm the affidavit, if any, is the deponent’s own evidence.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Federal Court of Australia, Subpoenas and Notices to Produce Practice Note (GPN-SUBP)](https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/law-and-practice/practice-documents/practice-notes/gpn-subp) (checked 2026-10-18)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Subpoena in aid of a Model Law arbitration](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/subpoena-in-aid-of-arbitration.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist of section 23 before a party applies to a court for a subpoena to attend or to produce documents to the arbitral tribunal. |
| [Federal Court Form 54: application for a subpoena under the International Arbitration Act 1974](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/form-fca-54-arbitration-subpoena.md) | Form | Yellow | Link to Federal Court Form 54, the application for a subpoena under the International Arbitration Act 1974, rule 28.46(1). |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/seek-to-issue-a-subpoena-in-aid-of-an-arbitration/united-states.md) | Red |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*