LOCAL COURT RULES 2009 - REG 8.6 Forms

LOCAL COURT RULES 2009 - REG 8.6

8.6 Forms

(1) The Chief Magistrate, for the purposes of these rules--

(a) may approve forms for documents to be used in connection with committal proceedings or summary proceedings in the Court, and

(b) in the case of documents filed with the Court, or issued by the Court, by means of an ECM system within the meaning of the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 , may approve the format in which such documents are to be filed or issued.

(2) Copies of the approved forms are to be made available for public inspection at each registry of the Court and on the Court's internet website.

(3) Subject to these rules, if a form is approved in relation to a document to be used in connection with proceedings in the Court, a document that is filed with or issued by the Court is to be in that form.

Note : Section 72 of the Local Court Act 2007 contains an equivalent provision in respect of forms to be used in connection with application proceedings.

See section 80 of the Interpretation Act 1987 with respect to compliance with approved forms.