Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations6.02. Personal service of originating process
(1) Except where otherwise provided by or under an Act or this Chapter, originating process shall be served personally on each defendant.
(2) Where a defendant to an originating process files an unconditional appearance, the originating process shall be taken to have been served on the defendant personally on the day on which the appearance is filed or on such earlier day as is proved.