Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) A failure to comply with these Rules is an irregularity and does not render a proceeding or step taken, or any document, judgment or order in a proceeding a nullity.
(2) The Court may dispense with compliance with any of the requirements of these Rules, either before or after the occasion for compliance arises.
(3) Without limiting paragraph (2), the Registrar may dispense with compliance with any of the requirements of these Rules in relation to criminal appeals, either before or after the occasion for compliance arises.
(4) Except as provided by these Rules, a failure to comply with these Rules or with any rule of practice in force under the Criminal Procedure Act 2009 shall not prevent the prosecution of an appeal or an application for leave to appeal if the Court considers that, in the interests of justice, the failure should be waived or remedied and the matter proceed.