Consolidated practice directions

Filing by fax 
 
70. A document may be filed by fax in accordance with and subject to the 
provisions of this Practice Direction. 
71. A person wanting to present a document for filing in Court of Appeal 
proceedings by fax must use the published fax number designated for 
filing be fax in the Court of Appeal Office. 
72. The number for presenting a document for filing by fax in the Court of 
Appeal Office is: [phone]. 
73. The following cannot be presented for filing by fax and if received by 
fax will be taken not to have been filed: 
(a) a document that, with any attachments and a cover page, is more 
than 20 pages long; 
(b) an appeal book; 
(c) a document that is required to be sealed by the Court of Appeal; 
(d) any document where multiple copies are required to be filed. 
74. A document presented for filing by fax will not be accepted as filed 
unless it complies with the 
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules
2005,
any relevant provisions of the Rules and this Practice Direction. The 
Court of Appeal Office will advise the sender if the document is not 
accepted for filing for any reason. 

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1. Supreme Court Registry & Court of Appeal Office 
PD 1.2.2
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
75. A document presented for filing by fax must have a cover page stating: 
(a) the sender's name, postal address, document exchange number (if 
any), telephone number and fax number; and 
(b) the number of pages (including the cover page) being sent by fax. 
76. A person presenting a document for filing by fax must: 
(a) endorse the first page of the original document with: 
(i) 
a statement that the document is the original of a document 
sent by fax; and 
(ii) the date and time the document was sent by fax. 
(b) keep the endorsed original document and the fax machine's report 
evidencing the successful transmission of the document; and 
(c) if directed to do so by the Court of Appeal or a registrar, produce 
the items in par (b) to the Court of Appeal. 
77. A document presented for filing by fax is to be taken to have been 
received at the Court of Appeal Office: 
(a) if the whole document is received before 4.00 pm on a working 
day, on that day; or 
(b) otherwise, on the next working day. 
78. The date of filing is the date the document is accepted for filing, not 
necessarily the date of receipt by fax. Where a document meets the 
requirements of this Practice Direction and has been accepted for filing 
under par 74, the date of filing will be the same as the date the 
document is taken to have been received under par 77.