(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).