Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsRule 28.04(1) amended by S.R. No. 124/2019 rule 46(a).
(1) The Associate Judge who is the Senior Master, an Associate Judge who is a Costs Judge, every other Associate Judge, the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, the Registrar of Criminal Appeals, any other judicial registrar, the Prothonotary, the Registrar of Probates, every Associate of a Judge of the Court, every Associate of an Associate Judge, any Registrar of a list, any Costs Registrar and any Deputy Costs Registrar shall each have in that person's custody a stamp, the design of which shall as near as practicable be the same as the design of the seal of the Court, with the addition of, in the case of—
(a) the Associate Judge who is the Senior Master, the words "Senior Master";
(b) an Associate Judge who is a Costs Judge, the words "Costs Judge";
(c) any other Associate Judge, the words "Associate Judge";
(d) the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, the words "Registrar of the Court of Appeal";
(e) the Registrar of Criminal Appeals, the words "Registrar of Criminal Appeals";
(f) any other judicial registrar, the words "Judicial Registrar";
Rule 28.04(1)(f) substituted as rule 28.04(1)(g) by S.R. No. 124/2019 rule 46(b).
(g) the Prothonotary, the word "Prothonotary";
Rule 28.04(1)(ga) inserted by S.R. No. 124/2019 rule 46(b).
(ga) the Registrar of Probates, the words "Registrar of Probates";
(h) an Associate of a Judge of the Court, the words "Associate of a Judge of the Court";
(i) an Associate of an Associate Judge, the words "Associate of an Associate Judge";
(j) a Registrar of a list, the words "Registrar" and the name of the list;
(k) a Costs Registrar, the words "Costs Registrar";
(l) a Deputy Costs Registrar, the words "Deputy Costs Registrar".
(2) Each Deputy Prothonotary of an office of the Court outside Melbourne shall have in that person's custody a stamp the design of which shall, as nearly as practicable, be the same as the design of the seal of the Court with the addition of—
(a) the words "Deputy Prothonotary"; and
(b) the name of the place where that office is situated.
(3) Marking a document or a copy of a document with a stamp referred to in paragraph (1) or (2) is sufficient compliance with any requirement of these Rules or an order of the Court that the document or copy be sealed with the seal of the Court.
Rule 28.05 substituted by S.R. No. 105/2021 rule 4.