Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person must serve a document in the manner set out in Table 2.2, unless otherwise required by a legislative provision.
(2) A person who files an Initiating Application (Family Law) or an Application for Divorce must, when serving the application on the respondent, also serve a brochure prepared by the court for the purposes of section 12F of the Family Law Act.
(3) A person who files an application for enforcement must, when serving the application on the respondent, also serve a brochure prepared by the court giving information about enforcement hearings.
(4) A document or brochure that must be served with a form must be served in the same manner as the form.
(5) The following documents do not have to be served on any other party:
(a) a joint application;
(b) an application without notice;
(c) an Affidavit of Service;
(d) a document signed by all parties;
(e) an affidavit seeking the issue, without notice, of an Enforcement Warrant under rule 11.15 or a Third Party Debt Notice under rule 11.34.
Table 2.2--Service of documents | ||
Item | Document | Manner of service |
1 | Initiating Application (Family Law) Application--Enforcement Application--Contravention Application--Contempt Order made on application without notice (see Part 5.2) | (see Division 2.6.2) |
2 | Application for Divorce (see Division 2.6.4) A subpoena or a copy of a subpoena (see rules 2.30 and 6.30) Third Party Debt Notice (see Division 11.1.4) Notice of Appeal (see rule 13.05) Documents required to be served with a Form (see subrule 2.28(4)) Brochures required to be served with a Form (see subrule 2.28(4)) | Specific service requirements |
3 | All other documents including: (a) an Application in a Proceeding (other than an application that must be served by personal service); and (b) notices required to be given under these Rules | (see Division 2.6.3) |