Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) An originating process shall be indorsed with—
(a) the address of the plaintiff, and, where the plaintiff sues in person and that address is outside Victoria, also an address within Victoria for service in accordance with Rule 6.06;
(b) the address of any defendant;
Rule 5.07(1)(c) amended by S.R. No. 32/2017 rule 5(1).
(c) where the plaintiff sues by a solicitor, the name or firm and the business address within Victoria of the solicitor and also, if the solicitor is the agent of another, the name or firm and the business address of the principal; and
Rule 5.07(1)(d) inserted by S.R. No. 32/2017 rule 5(2).
(d) an email address for service on the plaintiff.
Rule 5.07(1.1) inserted by S.R. No. 32/2017 rule 5(3).
(1.1) On the application of the plaintiff, the Prothonotary, at any time, may, for special reason, dispense with the requirement in paragraph (1)(d).
(2) Where any originating process is indorsed with the name of a solicitor—
(a) the solicitor shall, on request in writing by a defendant, declare in writing whether the originating process was filed by the solicitor; and
(b) if the solicitor declares in writing that the originating process was not filed by the solicitor, the Court may stay the proceeding.