Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998

Personal service of a document is effected by serving the document in accordance with rule 6.03:

(a) in the case of a company within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 or a registered body within the meaning of that Act – on the mayor, chairperson, president, town clerk, manager, treasurer, secretary or similar officer of the corporation;

(b) in the case of a statutory corporation – on the Commissioner, chairperson, president, manager, chief executive officer or other officer of the statutory corporation;

(c) in the case of the Territory or the Crown in right of the Territory – on the Solicitor for the Northern Territory;

(d) in the case of the Commonwealth or the Crown in right of the Commonwealth – on the Australian Government Solicitor;

(ii) if there is no such person – on the person with whom the infant resides or in whose care the infant is; or

(f) in the case of a person under a disability as defined in rule 15.01(b):

(i) on the person who, under Part 15, is the litigation guardian in the proceedings to which the person with a disability is a party; or

(ii) if there is no litigation guardian – on the person with whom the person under a disability resides or in whose care the person is.