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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
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### sec.964 Serial number
This rule applies to proceedings started by claim, application or notice of appeal.
The registrar must keep a separate file for each proceeding and give the proceeding a distinguishing number.
The court serial number must start with—
for the Supreme Court—the letter ‘S’; or
for the District Court—the letter ‘D’; or
for a Magistrates Court—the letter ‘M’.
Each document filed in the proceeding must—
be placed on the relevant file; and
show the court serial number for the proceeding at the top right-hand corner of the first page.
Unless the document starts a proceeding or is filed with a document starting a proceeding, the party filing the document must insert the serial number on the document.
r 964 amd 2000 SL No. 127 s 94
(sec.964-ssec.1) This rule applies to proceedings started by claim, application or notice of appeal.
(sec.964-ssec.2) The registrar must keep a separate file for each proceeding and give the proceeding a distinguishing number.
(sec.964-ssec.3) The court serial number must start with— for the Supreme Court—the letter ‘S’; or for the District Court—the letter ‘D’; or for a Magistrates Court—the letter ‘M’.
(sec.964-ssec.4) Each document filed in the proceeding must— be placed on the relevant file; and show the court serial number for the proceeding at the top right-hand corner of the first page.
(sec.964-ssec.5) Unless the document starts a proceeding or is filed with a document starting a proceeding, the party filing the document must insert the serial number on the document.
- (a) for the Supreme Court—the letter ‘S’; or
- (b) for the District Court—the letter ‘D’; or
- (c) for a Magistrates Court—the letter ‘M’.
- (a) be placed on the relevant file; and
- (b) show the court serial number for the proceeding at the top right-hand corner of the first page.