Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) This rule applies if—
(a) a document is not served on a person as required or allowed by this part but the document or a copy of it comes to the notice of the person; and
(b) the court is satisfied that the document came to the person's notice on or before a particular day.
Note This rule does not apply to a criminal proceeding (see r 4006 (Criminal proceedings—application of pt 6.8)).
(2) The court may, by order, decide that the document was served on the person on the day stated in the order.
Note Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application for an order under this rule.
(3) For any provision of these rules requiring personal service of a document on a person, the document is taken to have been personally served on the person on that day.