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FEDERAL COURT RULES 2011 - RULE 2.29

Documents on a Court file--removal, redaction and storage

  (1)   A document on a Court file will be removed from the Court file and replaced with a redacted copy if:

  (a)   the Court has ordered that the document be removed and replaced:

  (i)   on its own initiative; or

  (ii)   on the application of a party under rule   6.01 or subrule   16.21(2); or

  (b)   for an affidavit--the Court has ordered that the affidavit be removed and replaced with a redacted copy:

  (i)   on its own initiative; or

  (ii)   on the application of a party under subrule   29.03(2); or

  (c)   the Court is satisfied that:

  (i)   any part of the document is otherwise an abuse of process of the Court; and

  (ii)   it is reasonably practicable for that part of the document to be redacted.

  (2)   A party may apply to the Court for an order under paragraph   (1)(c) that a document be removed from the Court file and replaced with a redacted copy.

  (3)   If a part or parts of a document are struck out or removed under this rule:

  (a)   the corresponding part or parts of the redacted copy of the document must be unable to be read in any way; and

  (b)   the redacted copy must be marked with:

  (i)   the date on which the order was made; and

  (ii)   each date on which redaction was performed.

  (4)   A document removed from a Court file under this rule must be stored:

  (a)   if an order mentioned in this rule specifies a way to store the document--in the way specified in the order; or

  (b)   otherwise--as directed by the District Registrar.

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