Special Investigating Units And Special Tribunals Act, 1996 (Act No. 74 of 1996)RulesSpecial Tribunals Rules7. Filing of Documents |
| (1) | Documents may be filed with the Registrar in any one of the following ways, namely— |
| (a) | by handing the document to the Registrar; |
| (b) | by sending a copy of the document by registered post; |
| (c) | by faxing the document; |
| (d) | by e-mail or electronic communication; or |
| (e) | by cloud filing by means of such cloud services as drop box, subject to agreement between the parties and approval by the Tribunal member assigned to a case. |
| (2) | A document is filed with the Registrar— |
| (a) | on the date on which the document is handed to the Registrar; |
| (b) | on the date on which the document sent by registered post was received by the Registrar; |
| (c) | upon completion of the facsimile transmission if telefaxed to the Registrar; or |
| (d) | upon completion of the email transmission if sent to the Registrar by e-mail or electronic communication. |
| (3) | The original document must be always lodged with the Registrar. If filed by way of a facsimile transmission, e-mail or electronic communication, the original document shall be lodged within 5 days of it being despatched by telefax, e-mail or electronic communication. |