Supreme Court Rules 2000
157Duplicate notice of appearance
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157 Duplicate notice of appearance
(1) A duplicate notice of appearance is to be lodged with a notice of appearance.
(2) The registrar is to –
(a) seal the duplicate with the office seal, showing the date on which it is sealed; and
(b) return it to the person lodging it.
(3) The sealed duplicate notice is a certificate that the notice of which it is a duplicate was filed on the day indicated by the seal.
(4) As soon as practicable after filing a notice of appearance, a party is to serve the sealed duplicate notice on the plaintiff's or applicant's practitioner or on the plaintiff or applicant if acting in person.
(5) Service is to be –
(a) at the address for service given in the writ or originating application; or
(b) by prepaid post directed to that address.