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FEDERAL MAGISTRATES COURT RULES 2001 2001 No. 195- RULE 2.01

Requirements for documents

(1) A document (other than a form) to be filed must:

(a)
be set out on 1 side only of size A4 durable white paper of good quality; and

(b)
be legible and without erasures, blotting out or material disfigurement; and

(c)
have a margin at the left side of at least 30 mm; and

(d)
have clear margins of at least 10 mm on the top, bottom and right sides; and

(e)
have a space of not less than 3 mm between the lines of writing; and

(f) be:

(i)
printed with type of at least 10 point; or
(ii)
hand-printed clearly in ink in a way that is permanent and can be photocopied to produce a copy satisfactory to the registrar.
(2)
This rule does not apply to a document annexed to an affidavit.

Note
The Court may give directions limiting the length of documents to be filed: see section 51 of the Act.



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