Affidavit requirements set formal format, content, authentication and filing conditions for Commission proceedings and permit relaxation in interest of justice. Regulation 42 empowers the Commission or Director General to require facts to be supported by affidavit and allows relaxation of requirements in the interest of justice. Affidavits must meet prescribed format and content standards (Arial 12, A4 single side, margins, first person, numbered paragraphs, deponent details). Exhibits must be titled, numbered, initialed and dated by the attesting authority. Attestation may be by courts, magistrates, notaries or authorised officers. Interlineations, alterations or erasures must be initialed or corrected and initialed; excessive corrections may render an affidavit unacceptable. Late affidavits require leave. 'Affidavit' includes sworn, affirmed or verified documents and requires distinction between personal knowledge and information and belief.
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Affidavit requirements set formal format, content, authentication and filing conditions for Commission proceedings and permit relaxation in interest of justice.
Regulation 42 empowers the Commission or Director General to require facts to be supported by affidavit and allows relaxation of requirements in the interest of justice. Affidavits must meet prescribed format and content standards (Arial 12, A4 single side, margins, first person, numbered paragraphs, deponent details). Exhibits must be titled, numbered, initialed and dated by the attesting authority. Attestation may be by courts, magistrates, notaries or authorised officers. Interlineations, alterations or erasures must be initialed or corrected and initialed; excessive corrections may render an affidavit unacceptable. Late affidavits require leave. 'Affidavit' includes sworn, affirmed or verified documents and requires distinction between personal knowledge and information and belief.
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