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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.975FMinimum period for retention of original physical version— Oaths Act 1867 , s 31Y
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### sec.975F Minimum period for retention of original physical version— Oaths Act 1867 , s 31Y
This rule applies in relation to an affidavit or a statutory declaration that—
is a document to which the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31Y applies; and
is made using an original physical version.
For the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31Y (3) , the minimum period for which the original physical version is to be kept is 7 years from the day the affidavit or statutory declaration is filed or admitted into evidence in a proceeding.
In this rule—
original physical version , of an affidavit or a statutory declaration, has the meaning given by the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31B .
r 975F prev r 975F ins 2003 SL No. 87 s 3
om 2018 SL No. 127 s 70
pres r 975F ins 2022 SL No. 49 s 21
(sec.975F-ssec.1) This rule applies in relation to an affidavit or a statutory declaration that— is a document to which the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31Y applies; and is made using an original physical version.
(sec.975F-ssec.2) For the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31Y (3) , the minimum period for which the original physical version is to be kept is 7 years from the day the affidavit or statutory declaration is filed or admitted into evidence in a proceeding.
(sec.975F-ssec.3) In this rule— original physical version , of an affidavit or a statutory declaration, has the meaning given by the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31B .
- (a) is a document to which the Oaths Act 1867 , section 31Y applies; and
- (b) is made using an original physical version.