(1) This rule does not apply to a document served in accordance with the Hague Convention.
Note: Rules 10.63 to 10.68 deal with service of local judicial documents in a country, other than Australia, that is a party to the Hague Convention.
(2) An official certificate or declaration (whether made on oath or otherwise) is sufficient proof of the service of a document on a person in a country other than Australia if the certificate or declaration states:
(a) that the document has been personally served on the person in that other country; or
(b) that the document has been served on the person in accordance with the law of that other country.
(3) If filed, a certificate or declaration mentioned in subrule (2):
(a) is taken to be a record of the service of the document; and
(b) has effect as if it were an affidavit of service.