Federal Court Rules 2011

A document is filed if:

it is lodged with the Court in accordance with rule 2.21(1); and

either:

for a document in an existing proceeding—it is accepted in the proper Registry by having the seal of the Court affixed to it; or

in any other case—it is accepted in a Registry by having the seal of the Court affixed to it.

A document that is accepted for filing is added to the Court file. See the definition of Court file in the Dictionary.

A document in an existing proceeding is taken to have been filed on the day when it was received by a Registry that is not the proper Registry if the document:

is presented to a Registry other than the proper Registry; and

is sent by the Registry to the proper Registry; and

is filed in accordance with subparagraph (1)(b)(i).

If a document is faxed or sent by electronic communication to a Registry, the document is, if accepted by a Registry under subrule (1), taken to have been filed:

if the whole document is received by 4.30 pm on a business day for the Registry—on that day; or

in any other case—on the next business day for the Registry.

Business day is defined in the Dictionary.

File is defined in the Dictionary as meaning file and serve.

Because of the Court’s computer security firewall, there may be a delay between the time a document is sent by electronic communication and the time the document is received by the Court.