Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FOREIGN STATES IMMUNITIES ACT 1985 No. 196 of 1985 - SECT 27

27. (1) A judgment in default of appearance shall not be entered against a
foreign State unless -

   (a)  it is proved that service of the initiating process was effected in
        accordance with this Act and that the time for appearance has expired;
        and

   (b)  the court is satisfied that, in the proceeding, the foreign State is
        not immune.

(2) A judgment in default of appearance shall not be entered against a
separate entity of a foreign State unless the court is satisfied that, in the
proceeding, the separate entity is not immune.