"copy" means a true copy of a document (including a notice of listing) to be
served.
"party" means the person to be served with a document.
"service" means service of a document required or permitted by or under any
Act or these rules or by any order of the Court to be served in the conduct of
any proceedings.
(2) Except where otherwise provided by or under any Act or
these rules, service may be effected:
(b) on any other person, by any person over the age of
16 years.
(3) Service may be personal, but need not be personal unless
required by the rules or any order.
(4) Personal service may be effected by
delivering a copy to the party personally.
(5) A copy may be delivered to a
person by handing it to him or by leaving it in his presence and informing him
of its nature.
(6) Except where personal service is required, service may be
effected by delivering a copy at the residence or place of business of the
party, to a person apparently not less than 16 years old and apparently
residing at that residence or employed at that place of business.
(7) It
shall not be necessary to the regular service of any document that the
original thereof be produced to any person.
(8) Where a solicitor acts for a
party, service on the party may be effected by:
(b) leaving a copy, addressed to the solicitor, at his office,
(c) sending a copy by post addressed to the solicitor at his office, or
(d)
where the solicitor has an exchange box in a document exchange, in the State,
of Australian Document Exchange Pty Limited--leaving a copy, addressed to the
solicitor, in that exchange box or at another exchange box for transmission to
that exchange box.
(9) Service on a party who is in custody at an institution
may be effected by delivery of a copy at the institution to the officer in
charge thereof.
