Supreme Court Rules 1987

If, after receiving a request for service in this jurisdiction, a Registrar is of the opinion:

(a) that the request does not comply with rule 7A.13; or

(b) that the document to which the request relates is not a foreign judicial document; or

(c) that compliance with the request may infringe Australia’s sovereignty or security;

the Registrar must refer the request to the Attorney-General’s Department of the Commonwealth together with a statement of his or her opinion.

Note for rule 7A.14

The Attorney-General’s

Department of the Commonwealth will deal with misdirected and non-compliant requests, make arrangements for the service of extrajudicial documents and assess and decide questions concerning

Australia’s sovereignty and security.