Family Court Rules 2021

A person may serve a document on a person in a non‑convention country —

in accordance with the law of the non‑convention country; or

if the non‑convention country permits service of judicial documents through the diplomatic channel, through the diplomatic channel.

A person seeking to serve a document in a non‑convention country through the diplomatic channel must —

request the Registry Manager, in writing, to arrange service of the document under this Division; and

lodge 2 copies of each document to be served, translated, if necessary, into an official language of that country.

If the Registry Manager receives a request under subrule (2), the Registry Manager must —

seal the documents to be served; and

send to the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade —

the sealed documents; and

a written request that the documents be sent to the government of the non‑convention country for service.