Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HIGH COURT RULES 2004 - RULE 9.03

9.03.1     Unless otherwise provided by or under an Act of the Parliament, personal service of a document may be effected on a body politic by serving the document on the Government Solicitor for that polity.

9.03.2     Personal service of a document may be effected on a body corporate by serving the document on the Secretary or other proper officer of the body corporate.

9.03.3     Personal service of a document may be effected on a person under disability:

  (a)   in the case of a minor, by serving the document on a parent or guardian of the minor or, if there is none, on the person with whom the minor resides or who has the care of the minor; or

  (b)   in the case of a person under some other disability, on the guardian or other person having responsibility for the conduct of the person's affairs, or if there is none, on the person with whom the person with a disability resides or who has the care of the person with a disability.