Court Procedures Rules 2006

This subdivision applies to service in the ACT of a foreign judicial document for which a due form of request for service has been sent to the court—

by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, whether in the first instance or following a referral under rule 6563; or

by a forwarding authority.

A request for service in the ACT is in due form if it is in accordance with approved form 6.21, part 1 and accompanied by the following:

See approved form 6.21 (Request for service abroad of judicial documents and certificate) AF2009-149.

the document to be served;

a summary of the document to be served;

See approved form 6.22 (Summary of document to be served) AF2019-61.

a copy of the request and each document mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b);

if a document mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) is not in the English language, an English translation of the document.

A translation required under subrule (2) (d) must bear a certificate in English signed by the translator stating—

that the translation is an accurate translation of the document; and

the translator’s full name, address and qualifications for making the translation.