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SUPREME COURT RULES 1987 - REG 27.03

Form of document

    (1)     A document shall be of durable white paper 297 millimetres by 210 millimetres, the size known as International Paper Size A4, and be capable of receiving writing in ink.

    (2)     Except in the case of a form published by the authority of the Law Society Northern Territory, one side only of the paper shall be used, with double spacing between the lines and a left-hand margin of not less than 40 millimetres.

    (3)     The text of a document shall be printed or typewritten and shall be clear, sharp, legible and permanent.

    (4)     A document shall not bear an erasure or alteration that causes material disfigurement.

    (5)     A document shall be endorsed on a backsheet or on the back of the last sheet with the title of the proceeding and an identifying number, a short description of the document and the name and address and telephone number of the solicitor preparing it or, where the party acts without a solicitor, the name and address and telephone number of the party.

    (6)     The Court may require a document in a proceeding to be prepared in any manner it thinks fit.

    (7)     A document which is required to be signed before filing shall be signed by the party or by the party's solicitor in his own name and not in the name of his firm, or by counsel.



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