Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Unless the Court otherwise orders, a person serving a document by hand on a corporation, unincorporated association or organisation must leave a copy of the document with a person apparently an officer of or in the service of the corporation, unincorporated association or organisation:
(a) for a corporation:
(i) at the registered office of the corporation; or
(ii) if there is no registered office, at the principal place of business or the principal office of the corporation; and
(b) for an unincorporated association -- at the principal place of business or the principal office of the association or on an officer holder; and
(c) for an organisation -- at the office of the organisation shown in the copy records of the organisation lodged in the Industrial Registry under section 268 of the Workplace Relations Act 1996 .
(2) Despite subrule (1), service by hand may be effected:
(a) on a company, as defined in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001 , in any manner permitted by section 109X of that Act; and
(b) on the liquidator of a company, in the manner permitted by paragraph 109X (1) (c) of that Act; and
(c) on an administrator of a company, in the manner permitted by paragraph 109X (1) (d) of that Act.