Examination notice

• Form 51 – Examination notice (if the other party is an individual)
  
• Form 52 – Examination notice (if the other party is a corporation).
  

You can get copies of the form from: 

• ​​​any Local Court​  or
• the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (UCPR) forms website. 

You can fill out your form:

• ​​​by completing it on your computer
  
• by printing the form and completing it in blue or black pen.
  

To fill in the form you will need to have the following information ready:

• ​​​Your case number. You will find this on your stamped copy of the statement of claim.
  
• The address of the other party.
  
• The date of the judgment.
  
• A list of the documents you want from the other party.
  
• A date picked by you that gives the other party at least 28 calendar days to respond to the examination notice. 
  

It will help to have your copy of the statement of claim with you when you fill out the form. 

•  Instructions: Examination notice (PDF, 166KB)
• Sample: Examination notice (PDF, 178KB)

Post the completed form to the other party. You should keep a copy of the form and keep a record of how (express post or ordinary post), when and from where the form was posted. You do not need to hand the form to the other party personally. 

You do not need to file a copy of the form with the court so there is no filing fee.  

If the other party doesn't comply with the examination notice and it has been more than 28 days, you can apply for an examination order. For more information, see Step by step guide - Examination order.