Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A lawyer may accept service of a document for a person in criminal proceedings if:
(a) the lawyer has authority to accept service of the document, or documents of that kind, for the person; and
(b) the lawyer endorses a note on a copy of the document that the lawyer accepts service of the document for the person.
(2) A document that is endorsed by a lawyer under paragraph (1)(b) is taken to have been served personally:
(a) on the date that the endorsement is made; or
(b) if personal service on the person is proved on an earlier
date--on the earlier date.