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a lawyer—the telephone number, fax number and email address, if any, of the party;
 (e) the address for service of the party.
 (2) In this rule:
role of the party means the capacity in which the party is participating in the proceeding.
Rules 2.17–2.20 left blank

Division 2.3—Lodging and filing documents

2.21  How documents may be lodged with the Court
 (1) A document may be lodged with the Court by:
 (a) being presented to a Registry when the Registry is open for business; or
 (b) being posted to a Registry with a written request for the action required in relation to the document; or
 (c) being faxed to a Registry in accordance with rule 2.22; or
 (d) being sent by electronic communication to a registry, in accordance with rule 2.23.
 (2) A document in an existing proceeding that is to be lodged with the Court in accordance with paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) must be sent to the proper Registry.
 (3) If a document in an existing proceeding is lodged with a Registry other than the proper Registry, the document must be accompanied by a letter:
 (a) identifying the proper place for the proceeding; and
 (b) requesting that the document be sent to the proper Registry.
 (4) Subject to rules 2.22 and 2.23, a document that is required to be sealed, stamped or signed by the Court must be accompanied by the required number of copies for sealing, stamping or signing.
Note 1: Proper Registry is defined in the Dictionary.
Note 2: The Court's requirements in relation to preparing and lodging documents are set out in practice notes issued by the Chief Justice.

2.22  Faxing a document
 (1) A document that is faxed to a Registry for filing must:
 (a) be sent to a fax number approved by a Registrar; and
 (b) be accompanied by a cover sheet clearly stating:
 (i) the sender's name, postal address, telephone number, fax number (if any) and email address (if any);
 (ii) the number of pages sent; and
 (iii) the action required in relation to the document.
 (2) A document must not be faxed to a Registry if it is more than 20 pages.
 (3) The sender of the document must:
 (a) keep the original document and the transmission report showing that the document was faxed successfully; and
 (b) produce the original document or transmission report if ordered to do so by the Court.
Note 1: If the document is accepted in the Registry, a Registrar will return a copy of the document by fax to the fax number stated on the cover sheet.
Note 2: Details of the opening times for each District Registry are on the Court's website at http://www.fedcourt.gov.au.

2.23  Sending