Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 6562

    (1)     This subdivision applies to service in the ACT of a foreign judicial document for which a due form of request for service has been sent to the court—

        (a)     by the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth, whether in the first instance or following a referral under rule 6563; or

        (b)     by a forwarding authority.

    (2)     A request for service in the ACT is in due form if it is in accordance with approved form 6.21, part 1 and accompanied by the following:

Note     See approved form 6.21 (Request for service abroad of judicial documents and certificate) AF2009-149

        (a)     the document to be served;

        (b)     a summary of the document to be served;

Note     See approved form 6.22 (Summary of document to be served) AF2019-61

        (c)     a copy of the request and each document mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b);

        (d)     if a document mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) is not in the English language, an English translation of the document.

    (3)     A translation required under subrule (2) (d) must bear a certificate in English signed by the translator stating—

        (a)     that the translation is an accurate translation of the document; and

        (b)     the translator's full name, address and qualifications for making the translation.