Rule 61 - Receiving and recoding of written documents filed in hard-copy form

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Upon receiving any written pleadings filed pursuant to Rule 4.2 of the Rules of Proceedings or documents lodged in hard-copy form the Deputy-Registrar shall:
(a) attach a copy of the receipt to the hard-copy indicating the division where the hard-copy was lodged and preserve the hard copy for evidence purposes;
(b) verify that a copy of the receipt is uploaded in the case management system;
(c) back-date the written pleadings or documents to the date and local time of the receipt of the hard-copy once they have been recorded in the relevant case file in accordance with Rule 60. (Ref.: R. 4 RoP)