Filing statement of claim
7.01 Filing statement of claim
(1) A plaintiff commences proceedings by filing a statement of claim, together with a list of documents as specified in rule 16.02, in the registry at a proper venue for the proceedings.
(2) When the office of the Court is closed, a statement of claim is to be taken to have been filed if:
(a) the plaintiff produces the statement of claim to a Judge or registrar;
the plaintiff gives to the magistrate or Registrar:
(i) an undertaking that the statement of claim will be filed in the office on the day the office is next open; and
any other undertaking the magistrate or Registrar requires; and
the magistrate or Registrar initials the statement of claim.
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