Block 27 Pty Ltd v Qursa Pty Ltd (No 2)

Block 27 Pty Ltd (the applicant) sought to set aside orders of the Court of Appeal made on its own initiative by the Registrar. The application was heard by Mossop ACJ in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. The dispute concerned whether the orders, once drawn up, settled, and signed by the Registrar, had been "filed in the court" for the purposes of rule 1613 of the *Court Procedures Rules 2006* (ACT).

The central legal issue before the Court was the interpretation of rule 1613, specifically whether the Registrar's actions in drawing up, settling, and signing the orders constituted "filing in the court" within the meaning of that rule. This required consideration of the process for filing orders as prescribed by rule 1606 of the *Court Procedures Rules 2006* (ACT).

Mossop ACJ reasoned that the process undertaken by the Registrar, involving the preparation and formalisation of the orders, satisfied the requirements of filing under the Rules. The Court concluded that the orders were indeed "filed in the court" as contemplated by rule 1613. Consequently, the application to set aside the orders was dismissed.

The application was dismissed with costs.