Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsUnless an application has been made under rule 13.01, if a respondent files a notice of address for service, defence or affidavit, or appears before the Court in response to an originating application, the originating application is taken to have been served personally on the respondent:
(a) on the date on which the first of those events occurred; or
(b) if personal service on the respondent is proved on an
earlier date--on the earlier date.