Queensland Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 975A

975A Application of particular provisions to electronically filed documents

(1) Rule 19 does not apply to an originating process that is electronically filed if it is not reasonably practicable for a person to comply with that rule in relation to the originating process.

(2) Without limiting subrule (1) , it is reasonably practicable for a person to comply with rule 19 in relation to an originating process that is electronically filed if the originating process is an imaged document.

(3) Rule 20 does not apply to an originating process that is electronically filed.

(4) Rule 661 (2) does not apply to an order of a court that is electronically filed.

Note for subrules (1) to (4)—

See rule 969A for electronic filing of documents.

(5) If it is not reasonably practicable for a person to alter an electronically filed document in accordance with rule 963 (2) and (3) —

(a) the alteration must be made, in accordance with rule 963 (2) and (3) , to a paper copy of the document; and

(b) the altered paper copy of the document must be filed or electronically filed.

(6) Without limiting subrule (5) , it is reasonably practicable for a person to comply with rule 963 (2) and (3) in relation to an electronically filed document if—

(a) the electronically filed document is an imaged document; and

(b) there is an alterable paper form of the electronically filed document; and

(c) a further imaged document, created from an altered version of the alterable paper form, can be electronically filed.

(7) Despite subrules (2) and (6) , the registrar may, subject to an order of the court, determine whether or not it is reasonably practicable for a person to comply with rule 19 or 963 .

Notes for subrules (5) to (7)—

1 See rule 434 for alterations to affidavits.

2 See rule 963A for alterations to statutory declarations.

(8) In this rule—

"alterable paper form" , of an electronically filed document, means either of the following that is capable of being altered in accordance with rule 963 (2) and (3) —

(a) the paper form of the imaged document comprising the electronically filed document;

(b) a paper form of the document from which the imaged document was created.