Court Procedures Rules 2006

This rule applies if an accused person in a criminal proceeding—

is in custody; and

is not represented by a solicitor.

A document required or allowed to be served by the accused person for the proceeding may be served on the registrar for service by the registrar on another party to the proceeding.

A document required or allowed to be served on the accused person for the proceeding may be served by leaving the document with the person in charge of the place where the person is in custody.

If a document mentioned in subrule (3) is served by the registrar, the document may be served—

by sending a copy by prepaid post to the place where the accused person is in custody, addressed to the person in charge of the place; or

if the place has a postbox at a post office—by sending a copy by prepaid post to the postbox, addressed to the person in charge of the place; or

if the place has a fax machine—by sending a copy by fax to the place, addressed to the person in charge of the place; or

if the person in charge of the place has an email address—by emailing a copy to the email address.

Prepaid post is defined in the dictionary.