Supreme Court Rules 2000

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

that the request does not comply with rule 970M; or that the document to which the request relates is not a foreign judicial document; or that compliance with the request may infringe Australia’s sovereignty or security; or that the request seeks service of a document in some other State or Territory of the Commonwealth –

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

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.