---
title: "Issue New South Wales clinical-record subpoenas before the status conference"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-subpoena-for-clinical-records-in-a-personal-injury-proceeding/new-south-wales"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A21-LT20261023-3-NSW"
practice_area: "Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NSW"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-25"
---

# Issue New South Wales clinical-record subpoenas before the status conference

> From the lawyer's list of hospitals and treating practitioners, list addressees and date ranges early enough for production before the status conference. The tool does not write the subpoena.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-subpoena-for-clinical-records-in-a-personal-injury-proceeding/new-south-wales  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-25

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Personal Injury & Compensation (workers compensation, CTP/TAC, medical negligence)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | From the lawyer's list of hospitals and treating practitioners, list addressees and date ranges early enough for production before the status conference. The tool does not write the subpoena. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer issues the subpoena in time for production and inspection. Expect the defendant's subpoenas, in a personal injury case, by the pre-trial conference. Inspect the documents and serve those relied on before the status conference. Follow up non-production by notice of motion before that conference. |
| Written for | New South Wales |
| Applies to | [Prepare a subpoena for clinical records in a personal injury proceeding](https://ailawframework.com/practice/personal-injury-and-compensation/prepare-a-subpoena-for-clinical-records-in-a-personal-injury-proceeding.md) |

## Checking plan

**Verify against sources**

The lawyer issues the subpoena. The tool lists addressees against the Practice Note 16 dates.

- What the AI does: From the lawyer's list of hospitals and treating practitioners, list addressees and date ranges early enough for production before the status conference. The tool does not write the subpoena.
- What the lawyer does: Issue the subpoena and decide what produced material is served.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in this practice area
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Issue subpoenas early enough for the documents to be produced, inspected and available for the experts.
2. In a personal injury case the Court expects the defendant to have issued subpoenas by the pre-trial conference.
3. Inspect what is produced and serve the documents relied on before the status conference.
4. If nothing is produced, file a notice of motion before the status conference.

## Notes

- SC GEN 23 allows a chronology, an index or a witness list. No District Court generative AI practice note was opened. Practice Note 16 governs the General List.
- The text of the subpoena rules was not opened. The dates above are the practice note, not a rule of court.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: District Court of New South Wales General List under Civil Practice Note 16

**Deliverable**: An addressee schedule tied to the pre-trial conference and the status conference. The lawyer issues the subpoena.

**Inputs**

- Hospitals and treating practitioners
- The pre-trial conference date
- The status conference date

**Example**: Illustrative example: The status conference is in three weeks and the hospital has not produced. The checklist marks a notice of motion. The lawyer decides whether to file it.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The conference dates are unknown.
- The tool is asked to write the subpoena.

Checked 2026-10-23.

## Sources

- [District Court of NSW, Civil Practice Note 16, paragraphs 27 and 28](https://districtcourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/practice-notes/district-court-pn---civil/District_Court_Civil_Practice_Note_16_-_Case_Management_in_the_General_List_004.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [Supreme Court of NSW, Practice Note SC GEN 23](https://supremecourt.nsw.gov.au/documents/Practice-and-Procedure/Practice-Notes/general/current/PN_SC_Gen_23.pdf) (checked 2026-10-23)
- [OAIC, Notifiable data breaches](https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/notifiable-data-breaches) (checked 2026-10-23)

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