Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A document must be filed electronically as permitted by the court, unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so.
(2) If it is not reasonably practicable to file a document electronically, the document may be filed:
(a) by delivering it to the registry; or
(b) by sending it to the registry by post.
(3) A document is filed when:
(a) the document is accepted for filing by the Registry Manager by affixing the seal of the court or a court stamp, as required by Part 15.1; or
(b) a judicial officer orders, or directs, that the document be taken to have been filed.
(4) A document that is accepted for filing by the Registry Manager under paragraph (3)(a) is taken to have been filed:
(a) if the document is received by 4.30 pm by legal time in the location of the filing registry on a business day--on that day; or
(b) in any other case--on the next business day for the filing registry.
(5) Except as otherwise required by these Rules or an order, a document to be relied on in a court event must be filed at least 1 day before the date fixed for that event.
(6) A Judge or Judicial Registrar may require a party to give an undertaking to pay a filing fee before accepting a document for filing.
Note: Regulation 2.11(3) of the Family Law (Fees) Regulations 2022 permits a Judge or a Judicial Registrar to allow a document to be filed despite the required fee not being paid.
(7) A person who pays money into court must file a Notice of Payment stating the amount and purpose for which the money is paid into court.