Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01197) - RULE 2.14

             (1)  Documents, other than forms, filed with the court must:

                     (a)  be typed in at least 12 point font size (Times New Roman or equivalent) with line spacing of 1.5 lines; and

                     (b)  have margins (left, right, top and bottom) of approximately 2.5 cm; and

                     (c)  have each page consecutively numbered; and

                     (d)  have a coversheet in the approved form including the court file number distinctive to the proceeding.

             (2)  Paper documents should be:

                     (a)  legible and without erasures, blotting out or material disfigurement; and

                     (b)  printed on one side only of white A4 paper; and

                     (c)  securely bound or fastened.

             (3)  Electronic documents must be filed in PDF format.

             (4)  A document filed or served (other than an affidavit, annexure or exhibit) must be signed by a party or by the lawyer for the party unless the nature of the document is such that signature is inappropriate.

             (5)  Subrules (1) to (4) do not need to be strictly complied with if the nature of the document, or the manner of filing, means that strict compliance would be impracticable.

Note:          For formal requirements for affidavits, see Part 8.3.