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1606 Orders—entry
(1) If the court makes an order, it must be entered.
(2) If the order is expressed to be the usual order or is otherwise in
shortened form, the full terms of the order must be included when the
order is entered.
Examples—usual order or shortened form of orders
1 Rule 732 (Division 2.9.4 order—damages and undertaking as to damages)
requires the usual undertaking as to damages to be given.
2 Rule 1622 (Interest after judgment—usual order as to interest) provides for the
usual order as to interest.
(3) Unless the court orders otherwise, the order is taken to be entered
when the earlier of the following happens:
(a) if the court directs that the order be entered immediately—
a judicial officer or the registrar signs and seals a document that
states the terms of the order and the date the order was made;
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(b) in any case—the order is recorded in the court’s case
management system.
(4) If a judicial officer or the judicial officer’s associate records the terms
of an order and the date the order was made on a court file or
document that is part of a court file, the writing is sufficient proof of
the following until the order is entered:
(a) the making of the order;
(b) the terms of the order;
(c) the date the order was made.
(5) An order is enforceable only if it has been entered.
(6) A person may bring an appeal against an order that has not been
entered only with the leave of the court to which the appeal would be