Recovery of vacant land
6.14 Recovery of vacant land
In a proceeding for the recovery of land, the Court may:
(a) if it is satisfied that no person appears to be in possession of the land and that service of originating process cannot be otherwise effected on a defendant without undue delay or expense – order that service on the defendant may be effected by affixing a copy of the originating process to a conspicuous part of the land; or
(b) if it is satisfied that no person appears to be in possession of the land and that service of originating process could not otherwise have been effected on a defendant without undue delay or expense – order that service already effected by affixing a copy of the originating process to a conspicuous part of the land is to be taken as sufficient service on the defendant.
(2) This rule has effect despite the defendant being out of the Territory when a copy of the originating process is affixed to the land.
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