Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00482:reg:13:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 3/48)
Character Range: 20900–23529

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1.18  Signature
 (1) A document (other than an affidavit, or an annexure or exhibit attached to another document) filed by a party to criminal proceedings must be signed by:
 (a) the party's lawyer; or
 (b) the party, if the party does not have a lawyer.
 (2) Subrule (1) does not apply in relation to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.
Note: See subsection 9(2) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983 in relation to the signing of indictments in prosecutions instituted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.
 (3) A signature affixed to a document by electronic means at the direction of the person required to sign the document complies with subrule (1).

1.19  Custody of documents
 (1) The District Registrar of a District Registry is to have custody of, and control over:
 (a) each document filed in the Registry in criminal proceedings; and
 (b) the records of the Registry relating to criminal proceedings.
 (2) A person may remove a document filed in, or relating to, criminal proceedings from a Registry if:
 (a) a Registrar has given written permission for the removal because it is necessary to transfer the document to another Registry; or
 (b) the Court has given the person leave for the removal.
 (3) If a person removes a document from the Registry in accordance with subrule (2), the person must comply with any conditions on the removal imposed by the Court or a Registrar.

1.20  Inspection of documents
 (1) A party to criminal proceedings may inspect any document in the proceedings except:
 (a) a document for which a claim of privilege has been made but not decided by the Court; or
 (b) a document that the Court has decided is privileged; or
 (c) a document for which a claim of public interest immunity has been made but not decided by the Court; or
 (d) a document that the Court has decided is immune on the grounds of public interest; or
 (e) a document affected by the operation of the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004; or
 (f) a document that the Court has ordered be confidential.
 (2) A person who is not a party to criminal proceedings may inspect any of the following documents in the proceedings in the proper Registry:
 (a) an indictment or information;
 (b) a notice of address for service;
 (c) a notice of change of address for service;
 (d) an interlocutory application;
 (e) an order of the Court;
 (f) a notice of appeal;
 (g) a notice of change of lawyer;
 (h) a notice of ceasing to act;
 (i) reasons for judgment;
 (j) a transcript of a hearing heard in open Court.
 (3) However, a person who is not