Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 9.5

5. (1) A respondent may, when filing a notice of appearance, tender one or
more copies of the notice and request that the copies be dealt with in
accordance with sub-rule (3).

(2) A respondent may, when posting a notice of appearance to the Registry,
send one or more copies of the notice and request that the copies be dealt
with in accordance with sub-rule (3).

(3) Where a notice of appearance is received in the Registry together with one
or more copies and a request that the copies be dealt with in accordance with
this sub-rule-

   (a)  the copies shall be marked by an officer with the date of receipt of
        the notice of appearance;

   (b)  a copy shall be used by an officer for the purpose of his serving the
        notice on the applicant; and

   (c)  further copies shall be used by the officer for the purpose of his
        serving the notice on other parties to the proceeding.

(4) Unless a copy of a notice of appearance is tendered with a request that it
be dealt with in accordance with paragraph (3) (b), the respondent shall, on
the date of his appearance, serve the notice of appearance on the applicant.