Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT AMENDMENT RULES 2002 (NO 2) (NO 24 OF 2002) - REG 5

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2     Form of affidavits generally

    (1)     An affidavit must be in accordance with form 1.49A and made in the first person.

    (2)     If the person making the affidavit is, or is employed by, a party to the proceeding in which the affidavit is to be used, the affidavit must state that fact.

    (3)     The body of an affidavit must be divided into paragraphs numbered consecutively, each paragraph as far as possible limited to a distinct part of the subject.

    (4)     Each page of an affidavit, including any annexure, must be numbered sequentially, starting at number 1 for the first page of the affidavit.

    (5)     Amounts of money, numbers, and references in dates to days of the months and years, must be in figures and not words.

    (6)     Costs must not be allowed for an affidavit or part of an affidavit that substantially departs from this rule.