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FEDERAL COURT RULES 2011 - RULE 16.01

Pleading to include name of person who prepared it

    A pleading must:

  (a)   state the name of the person who prepared the pleading; and

  (b)   include a statement by the person that the person prepared the pleading; and

  (c)   for a pleading prepared by a lawyer, other than a pleading referred to in paragraph   (d)--include a certificate signed by the lawyer that any factual and legal material available to the lawyer provides a proper basis for:

  (i)   each allegation in the pleading; and

  (ii)   each denial in the pleading; and

  (iii)   each non - admission in the pleading; and

  (d)   for an alternative accompanying document referred to in rule   8.05 that is prepared by a lawyer--include a certificate signed by the lawyer that any factual and legal material available to the lawyer provides a proper basis for the matters set out in the pleading.


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