Court Procedures Rules 2006

If an approved form for a document requires particular information to be included in the document or a particular document (including an annexure or exhibit) to be attached to, or filed with the document, the document is properly completed only if the requirement is complied with.

Substantial compliance with an approved form is otherwise sufficient (see Legislation Act, s 255 (4)), unless the Legislation Act, s 255 (5) applies (see note to r (3)).

The court may, by order, dispense with compliance with these rules (see r 6 (Dispensing with rules)).

Subrule (1) has effect despite the Legislation Act, section 255 (6).

To remove any doubt, this rule does not affect the Legislation Act, section 255 (5).

Under the Legislation Act, s 255 (5), if a form requires any of the following, substantial compliance with the form is not sufficient and the form is properly completed only if the requirement is complied with:

the form to be signed;

the form to be prepared in a particular way (for example, on paper of a particular size or quality or in a particular electronic form);

the form to be completed in a particular way;

particular information to be included in the form, or a particular document to be attached to or given with the form;

the form, information in the form, or a document attached to or given with the form, to be verified in a particular way (for example, by statutory declaration).