New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 3.5

3.5 Uploading documents

(1) In this rule,
"document" means a document submitted for filing in accordance with rule 3.4 and includes any attachment that forms part of or accompanies that document.

(2) This rule applies to any document that may be, or is required to be, uploaded and submitted for filing by Online Registry.

(3) A true and complete copy of the document must be uploaded in a format that is permitted by Online Registry.

(4) Each document uploaded must be accurately described.

(5) If the document is an affidavit, the description of the document must include the name of the deponent and the date that the affidavit was sworn or affirmed.

(6) If a document that is required to be signed under rule 4.4 is uploaded, the document must be a scanned copy that includes a clear, legible copy of the signature of the person who signed the document.

(7) If an affidavit or statement of evidence is uploaded, it must include--

(a) a clear, legible copy of the signature of the deponent of the affidavit or person making the statement, and

(b) if the document has been witnessed, a clear legible copy of the signature of the witness, and

(c) if the document is an affidavit executed in New South Wales, a duly completed certificate under the Oaths Act 1900 .

(8) A person who has filed a document by uploading it is taken to have agreed that, if the court so requires, he or she will file the original document in accordance with the court's directions.

(9) The original signed copy of a document filed under this rule must be kept until the later of the following--

(a) 2 years from after the date that proceedings in which the document was filed are determined by judgment, order or discontinuance, or

(b) if the proceedings in which the document was filed is appealed, 2 years after the date that appeal is determined by judgment, order or discontinuance, or

(c) 2 years after the date the document was filed.