Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated RegulationsRule 8.04(1) amended by S.R. No. 145/2019 rule 11.
(1) Despite rule 4.09, an applicant may serve a copy of a proposed application or referral under an enactment allocated to the residential tenancies list before the application is lodged with the principal registrar or a registrar of the Magistrates' Court.
(2) If a copy of the proposed application or referral is served before it is lodged, the application or referral must be lodged in accordance with rule 4.04 within 7 days after service of the copy.