Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.17When document is filed
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sec.17 When document is filed
A document is taken to be filed when the registrar— stamps the court’s seal and the date of filing on the front of the document and each copy of the document that accompanied it; and if the document is a child protection application, an Adoption Act application or an acknowledgement of sex application—notes on the application the date, time and place for hearing the application. A document filed electronically, if accepted by the registrar, is taken to have been filed— if the whole of the document is received by the registry before 4:30pm on a day the registry is open for business—on that day; or otherwise—on the next day the registry is open for business. In this rule— stamp , for a document that is filed electronically, includes electronically stamp. r 17 amd 2024 SL No. 76 s 16 (sec.17-ssec.1) A document is taken to be filed when the registrar— stamps the court’s seal and the date of filing on the front of the document and each copy of the document that accompanied it; and if the document is a child protection application, an Adoption Act application or an acknowledgement of sex application—notes on the application the date, time and place for hearing the application. (sec.17-ssec.2) A document filed electronically, if accepted by the registrar, is taken to have been filed— if the whole of the document is received by the registry before 4:30pm on a day the registry is open for business—on that day; or otherwise—on the next day the registry is open for business. (sec.17-ssec.3) In this rule— stamp , for a document that is filed electronically, includes electronically stamp.
- (a) stamps the court’s seal and the date of filing on the front of the document and each copy of the document that accompanied it; and
- (b) if the document is a child protection application, an Adoption Act application or an acknowledgement of sex application—notes on the application the date, time and place for hearing the application.
- (a) if the whole of the document is received by the registry before 4:30pm on a day the registry is open for business—on that day; or
- (b) otherwise—on the next day the registry is open for business.