Land and Resources Tribunal

Facsimile filing

1. Documents may be filed by personal delivery to or sending by post to the Tribunal registry, Brisbane (the registry). To assist parties, documents may now be filed by facsimile transmission – subject to the following.
2. Any document that can be filed in the Tribunal can now be lodged for filing by facsimile, provided that it is not more than 20 pages long (including any annexure or attachment).
3. The document sought to be filed must be sent to the approved fax filing number at the registry. The number is (07) 3406 7780. A document which is sent to a registry fax number other than the approved fax filing number will not be accepted for filing, unless the Registrar otherwise directs.
4. The document must be accompanied by a cover sheet stating:

1. the sender’s name, postal address, e-mail address (if any), telephone number and facsimile number; and
2. the number of pages transmitted; and
3. the type of document; and
4. a request to process the document; and
5. the facsimile number or e-mail address (PDF format) (if any) to which the sender wants the registry to return a copy of the filed document.

5. If the document is not sent with a cover sheet, it may not be accepted for filing. A cover sheet in a form acceptable to the registry is attached (Annexure A).
6. The original of a faxed document and the facsimile transmission record must be retained by the sender for subsequent production to the Tribunal, if required.
7. Within 1 business day after the receipt of the document, the Registrar will either:

1. accept the document for filing – in which case the facsimile will be recorded, sealed and retained by the registry, and a copy will be returned to the sender in the manner requested (either by fax or e-mail (PDF format)); or
2. refuse to file the document – in which case a notice setting out the reason(s) for the refusal will be faxed by the registry to the sender at the facsimile number from which the document was sent.

8. If a document is accepted by the Registrar for filing, it is taken to have been filed on the day it is sent, if the whole of the document is received by 4.00pm on a

registry business day. Where part of a document is received after 4.00pm, the document is taken to have been filed on the next business day of the registry.

9. A party files a document by facsimile at the party’s risk.

Gregory J. Koppenol
President
29 August 2000