Children’s Court Rule 2000
15Filing a document by facsimile transmission
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15 Filing a document by facsimile transmission
15 Filing a document by facsimile transmission
(1) Any document to be filed may be lodged by facsimile transmission if—
(a) the matter is urgent, and
(b) where the party filing the document is not legally represented—the party lives more than 20 kilometres from the Registry, and
(c) where the party filing the document is legally represented—the legal representative’s principal office is more than 20 kilometres from the Registry, and
(d) it is not practicable to lodge the document in any other way.
(2) A document to be filed must not be lodged by facsimile transmission in any other circumstances without the leave of the Court.