Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 258 FEDERAL COURT RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 2

2. After rule 5 of Order 1 of the Federal Court Rules the following rule is
inserted: Alternative method of filing

"5A. (1) This rule applies to any document, other than an originating process,
which is required or permitted by the Rules to be filed.

"(2) A document to which this rule refers may be filed at any Registry.

"(3) (a) A document to which this rule refers may be-

        (i)    posted to a Registry; or

        (ii)   left, addressed to the Federal Court of Australia, at its box
               at the Australian Document Exchange,
with a written request that the document be filed.



"(4) A document is filed under this rule when it is accepted in the Registry
to which it is sent.

"(5) An officer of the Court shall mark on the document the date of its
acceptance.

"(6) Whenever copies of a filed document are required by the Rules to be
returned to the filing party, such copies are to be made available for
collection but need not be posted to that party.".