4ARefusal to accept document for filing

4A Refusal to accept document for filing (1) A Registrar may refuse to accept a document for filing, if: (a) it is not in proper form in accordance with these Rules; or (b) it is not executed in the way required by these Rules; or (c) the document, on its face, appears to the Registrar to be an abuse of process or frivolous, scandalous or vexatious; or (d) the document is filed in connection with pending proceedings in another court or another registry, and the registry is not the appropriate registry. (2) If a Registrar refuses to accept a document for filing, the person who sought to file the document may apply to the court for review of the Registrar’s decision. (3) A Registrar must accept an application for review of a decision not to accept a document for filing. (4) An application under subrule (2) must be made ex parte, in the first instance.