New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL COURT RULES 2009 - REG 8.7

8.7 Filing of documents

(1) A document that is required by the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 or the Local Court Act 2007 or these rules to be filed in the registry or with the registrar by a police officer or public officer is taken to be filed if dealt with as follows--

(a) the document is delivered by hand to the registry,

(b) the document is sent by post to the registry,

(c) the document is sent by facsimile or other electronic communication to the registry and any other requirements of this rule are complied with.

(2) A document that is required by the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 or the Local Court Act 2007 or these rules to be filed in the registry or with the registrar by a person other than a police officer or public officer may be filed by--

(a) delivering the document by hand to the registry,

(b) sending the document by post to the registry,

(c) sending the document, with the consent of the registrar, by facsimile to the registry or by electronic communication to the email address of the registry, provided that the document is legible and any other requirements of this rule are complied with.

(3) A document sent by facsimile or other electronic communication to the registry must, if a fee is required to be paid on the filing of the document, be accompanied by an undertaking to pay the fee within 28 days of the filing or before the next date the proceedings are before the Court, whichever is the earlier.

(4) A document that is required by the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 or the Local Court Act 2007 or this rule to be filed in the registry is, except with the leave of the registrar, to be filed in the registry before which the relevant proceedings are, or are to be, listed.