How ordinary service effected
4.07 How ordinary service effected
If personal service of a document is not required, the document may be served:
by leaving it at the address for service of the person to be served;
by sending it by prepaid post to the person to be served at the person's address for service;
if provision is made by or under an Act for service of a document on a corporation – by serving it in accordance with the provision;
if the legal practitioner for a party has a document exchange facility – by delivering it into the facility; or
if a party or a party's legal practitioner has the facility for the reception of documents by facsimile transmission – by transmitting the document to the facility.
For the purpose of subrule (1), if at the time service is to be effected the person to be served has not stated an address for service in accordance with rule 4.06, the address for service is:
in the case of an individual – the person's usual or last known place of residence or business;
in the case of individuals suing or being sued in the name of a firm – the principal or last known place of business of the firm; or
in the case of a corporation – the registered office or principal place of business of the corporation.
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