Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 6435

    (1)     A document otherwise required or allowed under these rules to be served on a child for a proceeding must be served instead on the person who is the child's litigation guardian for the proceeding.

Note     The

, dict, pt 1 defines child as an individual who is under 18 years old.

    (2)     If the child does not have a litigation guardian for the proceeding, the document must be served instead on—

        (a)     if the child is at least 16 years old—the child; or

        (b)     the child's parent or guardian; or

        (c)     if there is no parent or guardian—

              (i)     an adult who has parental responsibility for the child under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2008-19" title="A2008-19">Children and Young People Act 2008

; or

              (ii)     if there is no-one under subparagraph (i)—an adult who otherwise has care of the child or with whom the child lives.

    (3)     For any provision of these rules requiring personal service of a document, personal service of the document on a person (including the child) under subrule (1) or (2) is taken to be personal service on the child.