For Rule 20.06 of the County Court Civil Procedure Rules 2008 [1] substitute —
It shall not be necessary to file and serve notice under Rule 20.01 where—
(a) the person who occupies or acts in the office of Victorian Government Solicitor or the person who occupies or acts in the office of Australian Government Solicitor acts as solicitor for a party in a proceeding; and
(b) the person so acting dies or retires or otherwise ceases to occupy or act in that office.".