(1) A document is filed if:
(a) it is lodged with the Court in accordance with subrule 1.21(1); and
(b) either:
(i) for a document in existing criminal proceedings--it is accepted in the proper Registry by being stamped as "filed"; or
(ii) in any other case--it is accepted in a Registry by being stamped as "filed".
(2) If a document in existing criminal proceedings:
(a) is presented to a Registry (the other Registry ) other than the proper Registry in accordance with subrule 1.21(3); and
(b) is sent by the other Registry to the proper Registry; and
(c) is accepted in the proper Registry in accordance with subparagraph (1)(b)(i);
the document is taken to have been filed on the day it was presented to the other Registry.
(3) If a document is faxed or sent by electronic communication to a Registry, the document is, if accepted by the Registry under subrule (1), taken to have been filed:
(a) if the whole document is received by 4.30 pm on a business day for the Registry--on that day; or
(b) in any other case--on the next business day for the Registry.
Note: Because of the Court's computer security firewall, there may be a delay between the time a document is sent by electronic communication and the time the document is received by the Court.