Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00482:reg:13:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 13 (pt 5/48)
Character Range: 25631–28200

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: See also rule 1.14.

1.22  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); and
 (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.

1.23  Sending a document by electronic communication
 (1) A document that is sent by electronic communication to a Registry for filing must:
 (a) be sent by using the Court's website at http://www.fedcourt.gov.au; and
 (b) be in an electronic format approved by a Registrar for the Registry; and
 (c) if the document is required to be in accordance with an approved form—so far as is practicable, be in an approved form that complies with rules 1.15 and 1.16; and
 (d) be capable of being printed in the form in which it was created without any loss of content.
Note: The electronic format approved by a Registrar for a Registry is available on the Court's website at http://www.fedcourt.gov.au.
 (2) An affidavit must be sent as an image.
 (3) The person who sends the document must:
 (a) keep a paper or electronic copy of the document prepared in accordance with this rule; and
 (b) if ordered to do so by the Court, produce a hard copy of the document.

1.24  Documents sent by electronic communication
 (1) If a document sent to a Registry by electronic communication in accordance with rule 1.23 is accepted at the Registry, and is a document that must be signed or stamped, a Registrar will:
 (a) for a document that these Rules require to be endorsed with a day for hearing or appearance—insert a notice of filing and hearing or appearance as the first page of the document; or
 (b) for any