District Courts Rules 2009

7.14 Request that residential address be kept confidential

• 7.14.1 In this rule and in rule 7.15, applicant means—

  • (a) a person who applies for a restraining order; and

  • (b) a protected person who is a party to a proceeding under the Act.

  7.14.2 An applicant who wishes that his or her residential address be kept confidential from the other party or parties must file a notice in form 24—

  • (a) stating the applicant’s residential address; and

  • (b) requesting that the address be kept confidential.

  7.14.3 On filing the notice in accordance with rule 7.14.2, the applicant is not required to disclose the applicant’s residential address in a document that is available to another party (despite any other rule).

  7.14.4 To the extent that a document discloses any matter that is to be kept confidential in accordance with this rule or rule 7.15, the document may not be searched, inspected, or copied under rules 3.11 to 3.22 unless the court otherwise directs.

  7.14.5 An applicant who changes his or her address from that shown in a notice filed in accordance with rule 7.14.2 may, by notice in form 24, notify that change of address to the Registrar.

  7.14.6 Neither this rule nor rule 7.15 affect the obligation to state an address for service in accordance with rule 3.37.9.

  Compare: SR 1992/109 r 461N(1)–(3), (5)–(7)