Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - RULE 7.19

        (1)         A person may serve a document on a person in a non- convention country:

        (a)         in accordance with the law of the non-convention country; or

        (b)         if the non-convention country permits service of judicial documents through the diplomatic channel — through the diplomatic channel.

        (2)         A person seeking to serve a document in a non-convention country through the diplomatic channel must:

        (a)         request the Registry Manager, in writing, to arrange service of the document under this Part; and

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

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

        (a)         seal the documents to be served; and

        (b)         send to the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:

        (i)         the sealed documents; and

        (ii)         a written request that the documents be sent to the government of the non-convention country for service.