sec.975CElectronic filing of affidavits and statutory declarations

### sec.975C Electronic filing of affidavits and statutory declarations An affidavit or a statutory declaration made in the form of an electronic document may be filed electronically only if the document is sent to the registry in an electronic file format approved, for the purpose of this rule, by the principal registrar of the court for the registry. An affidavit or a statutory declaration made in the form of a physical document may be filed electronically only if the document is sent to the registry— as an imaged document; and in an electronic file format approved, for the purpose of this rule, by the principal registrar of the court for the registry. pdf, jpg, html The party or solicitor filing an affidavit or a statutory declaration mentioned in subrule (2) must— retain or cause to be retained, until 7 years from the date of filing, the paper form of the document from which the imaged document was created; and produce the paper form of the document if required to do so by the court. Subrule (3) does not limit rule 985 . r 975C ins 2003 SL No. 87 s 3 amd 2009 SL No. 162 s 2 sch sub 2018 SL No. 127 s 70 amd 2022 SL No. 49 s 18 (sec.975C-ssec.1) An affidavit or a statutory declaration made in the form of an electronic document may be filed electronically only if the document is sent to the registry in an electronic file format approved, for the purpose of this rule, by the principal registrar of the court for the registry. (sec.975C-ssec.2) An affidavit or a statutory declaration made in the form of a physical document may be filed electronically only if the document is sent to the registry— as an imaged document; and in an electronic file format approved, for the purpose of this rule, by the principal registrar of the court for the registry. pdf, jpg, html (sec.975C-ssec.3) The party or solicitor filing an affidavit or a statutory declaration mentioned in subrule (2) must— retain or cause to be retained, until 7 years from the date of filing, the paper form of the document from which the imaged document was created; and produce the paper form of the document if required to do so by the court. (sec.975C-ssec.4) Subrule (3) does not limit rule 985 . - (a) as an imaged document; and - (b) in an electronic file format approved, for the purpose of this rule, by the principal registrar of the court for the registry. - (a) retain or cause to be retained, until 7 years from the date of filing, the paper form of the document from which the imaged document was created; and - (b) produce the paper form of the document if required to do so by the court.