CROWN PROCEEDINGS ACT 1992 - SECT 13
CROWN PROCEEDINGS ACT 1992 - SECT 13
(1) Where any
proceedings are brought against the State Crown, a statement must be endorsed
on, or annexed to, the process by which the proceedings are commenced,
containing the prescribed information.
(2) A failure to
comply with subsection (1) does not render proceedings void unless the
court is of the opinion that the State Crown has been prejudiced by that
failure.
(3) Service on the
State Crown of any process or document relating to proceedings must be
effected by service on the Crown Solicitor except in the following cases:
(a) if
special provision relevant to service of the process or document is made by or
under this Act, service must be effected in accordance with that special
provision;
(b) if
the party by whom or on whose behalf the process or document is to be served
has notice that some solicitor other than the Crown Solicitor is acting for
the Crown in relation to the proceedings, service must be effected on that
other solicitor.