Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) The appellant or, if so ordered, the cross-appellant is responsible for preparing and filing the appeal book.
(2) If a Judge or Appeal Judicial Registrar is satisfied that preparing the appeal book would impose exceptional hardship on the appellant, the Judge or Appeal Judicial Registrar may order that either of the following are to prepare and file the appeal book:
(a) a respondent;
(b) the Appeal Judicial Registrar.
(3) When making an order under subrule (2), the court may order the appellant to pay the costs of preparing the appeal book.
(4) The appellant, or if so ordered the cross-appellant, is responsible for obtaining any transcript of the hearing relevant to the appeal or cross-appeal.