10Content and form of documents

10 Content and form of documents

(1) A document other than a form prescribed by these Rules prepared by a party for use in the Court must be prepared in accordance with this Rule.

(2) A document must—

(a) be headed "In the Magistrates' Court of Victoria at" stating the venue of the Court in which the proceeding is to be heard and determined; and

(b) show any identifying number assigned by the Court to the proceeding.

(3) A document must contain on the front sheet—

(a) the title of the proceeding and any identifying number; and

(b) a short description of the document; and

(c) the name of the party on whose behalf it is filed; and

Rule 10(3)(d) amended by S.R. No. 129/2023 rule 5.

(d) if a legal practitioner prepares the document, the name, address, email address, telephone number, name of the legal practitioner's firm, code reference of the legal practitioner's firm and the legal practitioner's reference; and

(e) if the party on whose behalf the document is filed acts without a legal practitioner, the name, address, email address and telephone number of the party.

(4) The text of a document must be clear, sharp, legible and permanent.

(5) A document must not bear any erasure or alteration that causes material disfigurement.

(6) The Court may require any document in a proceeding to be prepared in any manner it thinks fit.

(7) Dates, amounts and other numbers must be expressed in figures and not in words.