Court Procedures Rules 2006

This rule applies to a document filed in the court by post.

The person filing the document must send the document to the registry by prepaid post, addressed to the registrar, in an envelope marked with a note to the effect that it contains court documents.

The person filing the document must also ensure the document is accompanied by the following:

any copies of the document for sealing or stamping;

a stamped envelope addressed to the person filing the document or the person’s solicitor;

if a fee is determined under the Court Procedures Act 2004, section 13 for filing the document—the fee in a form satisfactory to the registrar.

The registrar may—

record the filing of the document and, if appropriate, seal or stamp the document; or

reject the document under division 6.3.3 (Rejecting filed documents).

If the registrar records the filing of the document, the registrar must return any copies of the document filed with the document for sealing or stamping in the envelope provided by the person filing the document.

If the court enters a default judgment after a request for the judgment is filed by post, the registrar must return the default judgment in the envelope provided by the person filing the request.

A person files a document by post at the person’s risk.