| Federal Court of Australia | |
| Practice Notes issued by the Chief Justice |
| No 13: Service of documents outside the Commonwealth |
| Note: This Practice Note was revoked on September 4 2008 |
A party seeking leave to serve originating process abroad under Order 8 should support the application with evidence of advice obtained from the International Civil Procedures Section of the Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department as to the most appropriate form of service in the country concerned and as to the legality under the law of the country concerned of service in the manner proposed.
The International Civil Procedures Section of the Attorney-General's Department may be contacted at:
| International Civil Procedures Section |
| Attorney-General's Department |
| Robert Garran Offices |
| National Circuit |
| BARTON ACT 2600 |
| Telephone: 06 250-6666 |
M.E.J. BLACK
Chief Justice
28 April 1997