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Practice Notes issued by the Chief Justice

CM 12 - Service of Documents Outside of Australia

NOTE: This Practice was superseded on 1 August 2011. Check the Practice Notes table for the most recent version.

1.       A party applying for leave to serve originating process or other court documents on a person in a country other than Australia under Order 8 of the Federal Court Rules should support the application with evidence of information obtained from the Private International Law Section of the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department in relation to the appropriate method of transmitting documents for service in that country, including whether documents:
         (a)     should be transmitted in accordance with an international agreement or arrangement, and the details of that agreement or arrangement;
         (b)     should be transmitted for service via the diplomatic channel; or
         (c)     may be transmitted for service by a private agent within the territory of that country. 

2.       Information may be obtained from the web site of the Attorney-General’s Department at www.ag.gov.au/PIL or by contacting the Private International Law Section at:

Private International Law Section
Attorney-General’s Department
Central Office
3-5 National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600
Telephone: +61 2 6141 6666

 

M E J BLACK
Chief Justice
25 September 2009

 

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