Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 6436

    (1)     A document otherwise required or allowed under these rules to be served on a person for a proceeding with a mental disability who is an adult (the "relevant person") must be served instead on—

        (a)     the person who is the relevant person's litigation guardian for the proceeding; or

        (b)     if there is no-one under paragraph (a)—a person who is entitled under rule 276 (2) (Who may be litigation guardian) to be the relevant person's litigation guardian for the proceeding; or

        (c)     if there is no-one under paragraph (a) or (b)—

              (i)     an adult who has the care of the relevant person; or

              (ii)     an adult with whom the relevant person lives.

Note     Person with a mental disability is defined in the dictionary.

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