Victorian Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT (GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2015 (SR NO 103 OF 2015) - REG 6.15

    (1)     In a proceeding for the recovery of land, the Court may—

        (a)     if satisfied that no person appears to be in possession of the land and that service of originating process cannot be otherwise effected on any defendant without undue delay or expense, authorise service on that defendant to be effected by affixing a copy of the originating process to some conspicuous part of the land;

        (b)     if satisfied that no person appears to be in possession of the land and that service could not otherwise have been effected on any defendant without undue delay or expense, order that service already effected by affixing a copy of the originating process to some conspicuous part of the land shall be taken to be good service on that defendant.

    (2)     This Rule has effect notwithstanding that the defendant is outside Victoria at the time of affixing the copy of the originating process.