Victorian Consolidated Regulations

SUPREME COURT (GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2005 - SECT 8.06.

Address for service of defendant

8.06. Address for service of defendant



(1) A notice of appearance shall state-

   (a)  if the defendant appears by a solicitor, the address of the defendant
        and the name or firm and the business address within Victoria of the
        solicitor and also, if the solicitor is an agent of another, the name
        or firm and the business address of the principal;

   (b)  if the defendant appears in person, the address of the defendant and,
        if that address is out of Victoria, an address of the defendant within
        Victoria.

(2) The address for service of a defendant shall be-

   (a)  where the defendant appears by a solicitor, the business address of
        the solicitor stated in the notice of appearance or, where the
        solicitor acts by an agent, the business address of the agent;

   (b)  where the defendant appears in person, the address of the defendant in
        Victoria stated in the notice of appearance.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the address for service of the
defendant duly stated in a notice of appearance to which the
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth applies shall be
such address for service.

(4) Where the address of a defendant stated in a notice of appearance is not
genuine, the Court may set aside the appearance and allow the plaintiff to
continue the proceeding as if the appearance had not been filed.