Victorian Consolidated Regulations

SUPREME COURT (GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2005 - SECT 6.04.

Service on particular defendants

6.04. Service on particular defendants

Personal service of a document may be effected by serving the document in
accordance with Rule 6.03, in the case of-

   (a)  a corporation-

   (i)  on the mayor, chairman, president or other head officer of the
        corporation; or

   (ii) on the town clerk, clerk, treasurer, manager, secretary or other
        similar officer of the corporation;

   (b)  a minor, on a parent or guardian of the minor, and, if there is none,
        on the person with whom the minor resides or in whose care the minor
        is;

   (c)  a handicapped person as defined in Rule 15.01, on-

   (i)  the person who, in accordance with Rule 15.03(2), would be entitled to
        be litigation guardian in any proceeding to which the handicapped
        person was party; or

   (ii) if there is no such person, the person with whom the handicapped
        person resides or in whose care the handicapped person is;

   (d)  the Crown in right of the Commonwealth or the Commonwealth-

   (i)  on the Secretary to the Attorney-General's Department; or

   (ii) any person authorised under section 55E(4) of the Judiciary Act 1903
        of the Commonwealth to act in the name of the Australian Government
        Solicitor;

   (e)  the Crown in right of Victoria or the State of Victoria, on the
        Victorian Government Solicitor.