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FEDERAL COURT (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) RULES 2016 (F2016L01726) - RULE 1.38

Address for service--general

             (1)  A notice of address for service must be in accordance with Form CP10.

             (2)  An address for service for a party to criminal proceedings must include the address of a place within Australia:

                     (a)  at which a document in the proceedings may, during ordinary business hours, be left for the party; and

                     (b)  to which a document in the proceedings may be posted to the party.

             (3)  If a party to criminal proceedings is represented by a lawyer:

                     (a)  the address for service for the party must be the address of the lawyer; and

                     (b)  the party is taken to have agreed to the lawyer receiving documents at the lawyer's email address.

             (4)  If a party to criminal proceedings is not represented by a lawyer and has provided an email address to the Court, the party is taken to have agreed to receive documents at that email address.

             (5)  Subrules (3) and (4) do not apply in relation to the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

             (6)  A notice of address for service for a corporation must be filed by a lawyer.

Note 1:       A corporation must not proceed in the Court other than by a lawyer--see subrule 1.27(2).

Note 2:       The Court may dispense with compliance with these Rules--see rule 1.06.



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