Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HIGH COURT RULES 2004 - RULE 9.01

9.01.1     An application for a constitutional or other writ, or a writ of summons, must be served personally on each defendant unless:

  (a)   the solicitor for that defendant undertakes in writing to enter an appearance or a submitting appearance; or

  (b)   the Court or a Justice otherwise orders.

9.01.2     An application for an order of removal shall be served by ordinary service on each party to the cause sought to be removed as if the address for service given by that party in the cause were that party's address for service in this Court.

9.01.3     An election petition shall be served in accordance with Chapter   3.

9.01.4     An application for special leave to appeal shall be served by ordinary service on each party to the proceeding in which the orders sought to be challenged were made as if the address for service given by that party in that proceeding were that party's address for service in this Court.

9.01.5     Unless these Rules provide otherwise, any other document may be served by ordinary service.