Queensland Consolidated Regulations

DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION RULES 2014 - REG 13

13 Proof of personal service

(1) This rule applies to a person, other than a police officer, who must personally serve a document under the DFVP Act or these rules.

(2) The person must—

(a) file an affidavit of personal service with the registry of the DFVP court hearing the proceeding; and

(b) if the DFVP court orders—give evidence orally about the service.

(3) The affidavit of personal service must—

(a) either—

(i) be in the approved form and—

(A) have the document that was served filed with it as an exhibit; or

(B) if the document that was served has been filed—mention the document in a way sufficient to enable the document to be identified; or

(ii) be written on the document that was served but otherwise be in the approved form; and

(b) be made by the person who served the document; and

(c) include each of the following details—

(i) the person’s name;

(ii) the time, day and date the document was served;

(iii) the place of service;

(iv) the name of the person served and how the person was identified.