Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1991 No. 251 RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (AMENDMENT) - RULE 7

  7.1   Omit the order, substitute:

                          "ORDER 66

DOCUMENTS STYLE Interpretation

"1.01 In this Order, " document" means a document prepared by a party to
proceedings for use by or in the Court. Registrar may refuse to file

"2.01 The Registrar may refuse to file a document that does not comply with
this Order to the extent that the nature of the document permits.

"2.02 Costs incurred by a party in relation to a document refused filing under
this rule may be disallowed on taxation of the party's costs. Paper to be used

"3.01 A document must be presented on paper that is:

   (a)  white; and

   (b)  durable; and

   (c)  international paper size A4. Writing requirements

"4.01 One page only of each leaf of a document may display writing.

"4.02 Writing must be permanent in form and easily legible.

"4.03 A document that bears writing that is:

   (a)  materially disfigured by blotting, erasure or other alteration; or

   (b)  a carbon copy of another document; cannot be filed in the Court.

"4.04 Each succeeding line of writing in a document must be separated from the
preceding line of writing by a space not less than 3 millimetres. Page margins

"5.01 Each page of a document must have margins at its edges, free of writing,
that are not less than:

   (a)  to the left of any writing-25 millimetres; and

   (b)  at the foot of the writing-20 millimetres. Use of numerals

"6.01 Mathematical expressions, amounts of money and dates appearing in a
document must be expressed in numbers.
6.02 Numbers appearing in a document must be expressed in Arabic numerals.
Pagination

"7.01 A document containing more than one page must be paginated, the number
of each page appearing in the lower right corner of the page. Backing sheet

"8.01 A document need not have a backing sheet. Identification

"9.01 The party filing a document must be identified in writing at the foot of
the first page of the document as follows:

   (a)  the identification is to be separated from the text of the document by
        a horizontal line, above and below which there must be, respectively,
        at least 4 millimetres space; and

   (b)  below that line is to be set out:

        (i)    the name of the party by whom, or on whose behalf, the document
               is filed; and:

        (ii)   if the party is not represented by a solicitor-the address for
               service of the party and his or her telephone number (if any);
               or

        (iii)  if the party is represented by a solicitor:

                (A)  the solicitor s name, address for service and telephone
                     number; and

                (B)  if the solicitor is the agent of another solicitor for
                     the purpose of the proceeding-the name and place of
                     business of the other solicitor.".