(1) Service of a document (other than an originating document) required or
permitted by the Court to be served on a person in proceedings may be
effected--
(a) by means of personal service, or
(b) by posting a copy of the
document, addressed to the person, to the person's business or residential
address, or
(ii) if the person is not an
active party, at the person's business or residential address,
with a person
who is apparently of or above the age of 16 years and apparently employed or
residing at that address, or
(c1) by faxing a copy of the document, addressed
to the person, to the person's facsimile number (if that method of service has
been consented to by the person), or
(c2) by transmitting an electronic copy
of the document, addressed to the person, to the person's electronic service
address (if that method of service has been consented to by the person), or
(d) in the case of service on a corporation, by serving the document on the
corporation in any manner in which service of such a document may, by law, be
served on the corporation.
(2) In the case of a person who has engaged a
legal practitioner in the proceedings (and the legal practitioner has agreed
to accept service or the person has filed a notice of appearance or notice of
appointment which includes an address for service) service of a document on
the person may also be effected--
(b) by leaving a copy of the document, addressed to the legal practitioner, in
the legal practitioner's DX box at that address or in another DX box for
transmission to that DX box (unless the notice of appearance or notice of
appointment does not include a DX address), or
(c) by faxing a copy of the
document to the legal practitioner's facsimile number (unless the notice of
appearance or notice of appointment does not include a facsimile number), or
(d) by transmitting an electronic copy of the document to the
legal practitioner's electronic service address (unless the notice of
appearance or notice of appointment does not include an electronic service
address).
(2A) Despite any other provision of this rule, a document may be
served under this rule by facsimile or other electronic means without consent
if the court so orders.
