New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 2005 - REG 51.27

51.27 Contents of Red Book

(cf SCR Part 51, rule 33)

(1) The Red Book must contain--

(a) an index, and

(b) the process and pleadings of every party as last amended and any relevant earlier versions, and

(c) a sealed or certified copy of the judgment or order, and

(d) a certified copy of the reasons for judgment or summing up below, and

(e) the notice of appeal and any notice of cross-appeal and, if available, the notice of contention, and

(f) the transcript of the application for leave to appeal or to cross-appeal, if applicable, and

(g) any affidavit filed pursuant to rule 51.22, and

(h) any notice of appearance under rule 6.11(1).

(2) The pages of the Red Book must be one-sided (that is, with writing on one side of the page).

(3) Where evidence or reports were required to be included in the process or pleadings of the court below, those documents are--

(a) not to be included in the Red Book unless they are necessary for the purposes of understanding the process or pleadings, and

(b) to be included instead in the Blue Book if they are necessary for the purposes of the appeal.