7Filing a document by facsimile transmission

7 Filing a document by facsimile transmission (1) Any document to be filed, except an application referred to in Order 7, Division 2 or a subpoena, 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 lawyer’s principal office is more than 20 kilometres from the registry; and (d) it is not practicable to lodge the document in the registry 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. (3) Unless the court otherwise directs, if a document is lodged by facsimile transmission it must be accompanied by a letter to the Registrar, signed by the unrepresented party or the party’s lawyer, explaining: (a) the nature and immediacy of the damage or harm that may result if the document is not lodged by facsimile transmission; and (b) any other circumstances that justify lodging the document by facsimile transmission instead of lodging it in the registry. (4) If a document is lodged by facsimile transmission, the party filing the document must lodge the original document in the registry within 7 days after it was sent by facsimile transmission. (5) The cover sheet of the original document must be endorsed to the effect that the document is the original of a document previously lodged by facsimile transmission.