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FEDERAL COURT (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) RULES 2016 (F2016L01726) - RULE 1.18

Signature

             (1)  A document (other than an affidavit, or an annexure or exhibit attached to another document) filed by a party to criminal proceedings must be signed by:

                     (a)  the party's lawyer; or

                     (b)  the party, if the party does not have a lawyer.

             (2)  Subrule (1) does not apply in relation to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Note:          See subsection 9(2) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 in relation to the signing of indictments in prosecutions instituted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

             (3)  A signature affixed to a document by electronic means at the direction of the person required to sign the document complies with subrule (1).



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