27 Jun 2017
Re Rota [2017] NZHC 1445
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 1445
- Court
- High Court
Electronic transmission timestamps control for determining the statutory 'date' of filing under the Act; an originating application electronically received on 3 April 2017 (even after 5 pm but before midnight) is to be treated as filed on 3 April 2017; a supporting affidavit, if missing, is a defect but does not render the originating application outside the statutory timeframe; consequently the Court accepted the five Phoenix Law applications and Mr Shenton's application for filing and upheld the Registrar's rejection of Mr Watkins' application which had been filed with the Crown rather than…