Court Procedures Rules 2006

A person who serves a document in accordance with a request for service in the ACT must file with the court an affidavit stating—

the time, day of the week and date on which the document was served; and

the place where the document was served; and

the method of service; and

the person on whom the document was served; and

the way in which the person served was identified.

If attempts to serve a document in accordance with a request for service in the ACT have failed, the person who attempted the service must file with the court an affidavit stating—

details of the attempts made to serve the document; and

the reasons why service was prevented.

On the filing of an affidavit about service under this rule, the registrar must—

complete a certificate of service, sealed by the court, on the reverse side of, or attached to, the request for service in the ACT; and

See approved form 6.21, pt 2 (Certificate of service) AF2009‑149.

send the certificate of service, together with a statement of the costs incurred in relation to the service or attempted service of the document, directly to the forwarding authority from which the request was received.