Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 - RULE 13.21

  (1)   The appeal book must have:

  (a)   a title page stating:

  (i)   the names of the parties to the appeal; and

  (ii)   the court in which the order appealed from was made; and

  (iii)   the address for service of each party; and

  (b)   an index stating the documents included in the appeal book, and the date and page number of each document.

  (2)   The appeal book must include a certificate signed by the person who prepared it, certifying that the book has been prepared in accordance with these Rules and the orders made at the procedural hearing.

  (3)   The documents in the appeal book must be arranged in the following order:

  (a)   the Notice of Appeal;

  (b)   the order appealed from;

  (c)   reasons for judgment;

  (d)   any relevant previous or subsequent order;

  (e)   each relevant application;

  (f)   any relevant response;

  (g)   any notice of contention;

  (h)   any submitting notice;

  (i)   relevant affidavits;

  (j)   any family or expert's report received in evidence in the proceeding that is relevant to the appeal;

  (k)   a list of exhibits and each relevant exhibit (if practicable);

  (l)   if the appeal involves a challenge to the exclusion of evidence--the document that is the subject of the challenge.

  (4)   The pages of the appeal book must be numbered consecutively.

  (5)   Each page in the appeal book must comply with the requirements for documents referred to in rule   2.14.

Note 1:   The appeal book must be filed electronically as permitted by the court, unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so (see rule   2.23).

Note 2:   The Appeal Judicial Registrar may refuse to accept the appeal book for filing if it does not comply with these Rules or an order.