Queensland Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 964

964 Serial number

(1) This rule applies to proceedings started by claim, application or notice of appeal.

(2) The registrar must keep a separate file for each proceeding and give the proceeding a distinguishing number.

(3) The court serial number must start with—

(a) for the Supreme Court—the letter ‘S’; or

(b) for the District Court—the letter ‘D’; or

(c) for a Magistrates Court—the letter ‘M’.

(4) Each document filed in the proceeding must—

(a) be placed on the relevant file; and

(b) show the court serial number for the proceeding at the top right-hand corner of the first page.

(5) Unless the document starts a proceeding or is filed with a document starting a proceeding, the party filing the document must insert the serial number on the document.