(1) A document is filed if:
(a) the document is:
- (i)
- delivered to the registry;
- (ii)
- posted to the registry; or
- (iii)
- sent to the registry by electronic communication under rule 24.06
- (facsimile)
- or 24.07 (e-mail and Internet);
- (b)
- the filing fee (if any) is paid or waived; and
- (c)
- the Registry Manager has accepted the document for filing and marked the
date of filing on it.
- (2)
- A document is filed if it is accepted for filing by a judicial officer in
court during a court event.
- (3)
- On the issue of a subpoena, the Registry Manager must seal a sufficient
number of copies for service.
- (4)
- A document that is sent for filing by electronic communication after the
filing registry has closed is taken to have been received by the filing
registry on the next day when the filing registry is open.
- (5)
- Except as otherwise required by these Rules or an order, a document to be
relied on in a court event must be filed at least one day before the date
fixed for that event.
Note 1
For information about filing fees, see
regulation 11 of the Regulations.
Note 2
A person sending a document by
electronic communication is responsible for ensuring that the document is
received by the court.
Note 3
A judicial officer may require a party to
give an undertaking to pay a filing fee before accepting a document for
filing.
Note 4
The rules relating to filing by electronic communication
apply only if the court has the facility to accept documents by electronic
communication: see http://www.familycourt.gov.au.