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r 29.05

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Chapter 1General Rules
Part 29Summary proceedings for recovery of possession of land

29.05 Service

(1) The plaintiff must serve a copy of the application and affidavit on:

(a)

each defendant; and

(b)

each person occupying the land who is not named as a defendant.

(2)

Service on a defendant is to be personal.

(3) Service on a person occupying land who is not named as a defendant is effected:

(a)

by:

(i) affixing a copy of the application and affidavit to a conspicuous part of the land; and

(ii) if practicable – leaving in a letter-box or other receptacle for mail on the land a copy of the application and affidavit enclosed in a sealed envelope addressed to "The Occupiers"; or

(b)

in any other manner the Court directs.

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