When a document is filed
1.10 When a document is filed
1.10.1 A document is filed in the Court if:
it has been lodged with the Court in accordance with rule 1.07; and
it is accepted in the Registry.
1.10.2 A Registrar must not accept a document lodged for filing unless any fee payable under the Fees Regulations for filing the document has been paid.
1.10.3 A Registrar must not accept a document lodged for filing if the document is subject to the direction of a Justice under rule 6.07 and the leave referred to in that rule has not been obtained.
1.10.4 A Registrar may refuse to accept a document lodged for filing if it appears to the Registrar that the document:
is not substantially complete; or
does not substantially comply with these Rules; or
is not properly signed or executed.
1.10.5 A document that is accepted in the Registry is taken to have been filed:
if a fee is payable under the Fees Regulations for filing the document:
on the day the fee is received; or
if the fee is not received during the office hours of the office of the Registry at the capital city provided under paragraph 1.07.2(c)—on the next day the office is open; or
if no fee is payable under the Fees Regulations for filing the document:
on the day the document is received; or
if the document is not received during the office hours of the office of the Registry at the capital city provided under paragraph 1.07.2(c)—on the next day the office is open.
1.10.6 If a document is filed in the Court, a Registrar must insert as the first page of the document a page that records the date of filing.
1.10.7 If a page has been inserted as the first page of a document in accordance with rule 1.10.6, the page is taken to be part of the document for the purposes of these Rules.
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