Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) Subject to paragraphs (1A) and (1B), a civil proceeding must be commenced by the filing of a complaint at the proper venue of the Court.
(1A) A proceeding under the Workers Compensation Act 1958 , the Accident Compensation Act 1985 or the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 must be commenced by the filing of a complaint at the venue of the Court specified in Appendix B.
(1B) A proceeding to which the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth applies must be commenced by the filing of a complaint at a venue of the Court specified in Appendix C that is nearest to—
(a) the place where the subject matter of the complaint arose; or
(b) the place of residence of the defendant.
(2) Filing may be effected by—
(a) filing at the office of the Court at that venue; or
Rule 4.04(2)(b) substituted by S.R. No. 102/2022 rule 5(1).
(b) filing electronically.
Rule 4.04(3) inserted by S.R. No. 102/2022 rule 5(2).
(3) A complaint filed electronically may be processed by CMS.
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