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s 10.31

Ordinary service

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Chapter 2Original jurisdiction—proceedings generally
Part 10Service
Division 10.3Ordinary service

10.31 Ordinary service

A document that is not required to be served personally may be served in any of the following ways:

(a)

by serving the document personally, in accordance with Division 10.1;

(b)

by sending the document by pre‑paid post addressed to the person at the person’s proper address;

(c)

if the person has filed a notice authorising service by fax—by sending the document to the fax number;

(d)

if the person has filed a notice authorising service by electronic communication—by sending the document to the email address;

(e)

at a party’s lawyer’s email address if:

(i)

the party is represented by a lawyer; and

(ii)

the lawyer has filed a notice of address for service that conforms with rule 11.01.

Note:

Proper address, for a person to be served, is defined in the Dictionary.

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