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6710Affidavit—form
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6710 Affidavit—form (1) An affidavit must be— (a) made in the first person; and (b) divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively; and
Rule 6711 (c) limited, as far as possible, to 1 subject matter in each paragraph; and (d) together with any annexure to the affidavit, numbered on each page consecutively, starting at ‘1’ for the 1st page. Note 1 See approved form 6.11 (Affidavit–general) AF2007-72. Note 2 See also div 6.3.1 (General provisions about documents for filing), esp r 6103 (Documents—layout etc). (2) If the person making an affidavit is, or is employed by, a party to the proceeding in which the affidavit is to be used, the affidavit must state that fact.