(1) Despite the provisions of rules 8.07 and 8.10, if an application has been lodged with the principal registrar by electronic communication to the Tribunal's information system for generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic communications known as VCAT Online, any requirement of those rules that a document must accompany the application is satisfied if—
(a) in the case of an application referred to in rule 8.07(6) or (8) relating to a notice to vacate, the applicant has created the document using VCAT Online; and
(b) in the case of an application referred to in the following rules, the document is provided to the Tribunal at the hearing of the application or, at the request of the principal registrar at any time before or after the hearing—
(i) rule 8.07(7) relating to an application under section 322 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 ;
(ii) rule 8.07(8) relating to a notice of intention to vacate;
(iii) rule 8.07(12);
(iv) rule 8.07(15);
(v) rule 8.10(2).
(2) Despite subrule (1), any document which is to form part of the material to be provided to the Tribunal in accordance with rule 8.08 or 8.10 must be served on the respondent or respondents.
(3) An applicant may serve a document referred to in subrule (2) on a respondent by electronic communication if the respondent has given an electronic address for service.