How do I lodge the Subpoena to give evidence (Form 42) (Form 42)?

1. Pull the latest Subpoena to give evidence (Form 42) into your practice management system. Your matter details (the parties, court file details, and your firm details) populate the form automatically, on your own machine. 2. Confirm the populated fields are correct and complete any office-use or matter-specific fields the catalogue does not fill. 3. Version 4

Is this the current Queensland Courts form?

The template is version-tracked. A change-monitoring pipeline watches the Queensland Courts source and refreshes the form when it changes, so you assemble against the version they expect.

What data does the form need?

The form maps to the published matter-field vocabulary - the parties, matter details, and your firm details fill automatically from your matter, on your own machine. Practice management systems can fetch and assemble it through the document assembly API.

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Subpoena to give evidence (Form 42)

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Court form Form 42 Supreme Court District Court Magistrates CourtUniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999

v239b764e Updated 6 July 2026

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How to lodge - See instructions

1
Assemble the form
Pull the latest Subpoena to give evidence (Form 42) into your practice management system. Your matter details (the parties, court file details, and your firm details) populate the form automatically, on your own machine.
2
Review and check
Confirm the populated fields are correct and complete any office-use or matter-specific fields the catalogue does not fill.
3
Lodge the form
Version 4

Lodgement notesVersion 4

This form maps to the published matter-field vocabulary, so your practice management system fills it from your matter data - on your own machine. Practice management systems can fetch and assemble it through the document assembly API.

View the official form on the Queensland Courts website

Subpoena to give evidence (Form 42)

Subpoena to give evidence (Form 42)

How to lodge - See instructions

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