Local service of foreign judicial documents – application of rules 10.74 to 10.76
10.73 Local service of foreign judicial documents – application of rules 10.74 to 10.76
Rules 10.74 to 10.76 apply to service in this jurisdiction of a foreign judicial document in relation to which a due form of request for service has been forwarded to the Court:
by the Attorney‑General’s Department, whether in the first instance or following a referral under rule 10.74; or
by a forwarding authority.
Subject to subrule (3), a request for service in this jurisdiction is in due form if it is in accordance with Form 27 and is accompanied by the following documents:
the document to be served;
a summary of the document to be served, which must be in accordance with Form 26;
a copy of the request and of each of the documents mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b);
if either of the documents mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) is not in the English language, an English translation of the document.
Any translation required under paragraph (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 and address and the translator’s qualifications for making the translation.
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