Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) (General Federal Law) Rules 2025
Div 21—Registry
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Division 2.1—Registry
2.01 Use of seal of Court
2.02 Seal or stamp of Court
2.03 Methods of attaching the seal or stamp
2.04 Transfer of proceeding to another place
Division 2.2—Documents
2.05 Formal requirements for documents
2.06 Forms
2.07 Title of documents
2.08 Document must have distinctive number
2.09 Document to be signed
2.10 Details included in document
2.11 Documents not in English
Division 2.3—Lodging and filing documents
2.12 How documents may be lodged with the Court for filing
2.13 Providing a document electronically
2.14 Faxing a document
2.15 When is a document filed
2.16 Refusal to accept document for filing
2.17 When documents will not be accepted in a registry
2.18 Documents accepted for filing—removal from Court file and storage
2.19 Documents on a Court file—removal, redaction and storage
Division 2.4—Custody and inspection of documents
2.20 Custody of documents
2.21 Inspection of documents
Division 2.5—Administration of money paid into Court and money paid out
2.22 Dealing with money paid into Court
2.23 Payment out of Litigants’ Fund