(1) A document may be filed by:

(a)

delivering it to the registry; or

(b)

sending it to the registry by post; or

(c)

unless a fee is payable for the filing, by fax or e-mail in accordance with rule 2.07.

Note
The Regulations provide that a document may not be filed in a registry of the Court unless the fee payable for the filing has been paid. The Regulations also provide for exemption, waiver or deferral of a fee in certain circumstances.

(2)

A document is filed when it is accepted for filing by a Registrar and sealed with the seal of the Court or marked with a Federal Magistrates Court stamp.

Note
For the design, custody and affixation of the seal and validity of stamps: see sections 47 and 48 of the Act.