Refusal of documents if abuse of process

Current

(1)

If it appears to a registrar that a document delivered to the

Court for filing is an abuse of the Court's process or is frivolous or vexatious, the registrar may refuse to accept it unless a Judge has given leave for it to be filed.

(2)

A person aggrieved by a refusal to accept a document may apply to a Judge for leave to file the document.

(3)

If a registrar refuses to accept a document that is filed within a time limit that applies to the filing of the document and a Judge subsequently gives leave for it to be filed, it may be filed even if the time limit has by then expired.

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