72Service of documents

72 Service of documents

(1) Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, or as directed by the Commission, a party must serve a document lodged under these Rules.

(2) Service of a document on an individual, a body corporate or an organisation or branch of an organisation, must be effected by:

(a) leaving the document with the individual to whom it is addressed, the secretary of the body corporate or the secretary of the organisation or branch; or

(b) tendering the document to the individual to whom it is addressed, the secretary of the body corporate or the secretary of the organisation or branch; or

(c) leaving the document:

(i) with an individual, apparently above the age of 15 years, at the residence, or usual place of business, of the individual intended to be served; or

(ii) at the registered office of the body corporate or the office of the organisation or branch; or

(iii) in a proceeding in which the individual, body corporate or organisation or branch has lodged an address for service — at that address; or

(d) posting the document in a prepaid envelope sent by registered post to:

(i) the residence, or usual place of business, of the individual intended to be served; or

(ii) the secretary, at the registered office of the body corporate or at the office of the organisation or branch; or

(iii) in a proceeding in which the individual, body corporate or organisation or branch has lodged an address for service — at that address; or

(e) by facsimile transmission of the document to a facsimile number:

(i) currently published by the party being served as his, her or its facsimile number; or

(ii) advised by the party being served as his, her or its facsimile in response to a request for a facsimile number made immediately before the transmission of the document; or

(iii) appearing as the facsimile number of the party being served on a document lodged in the Commission by that party in the same matter;

provided that a transmission record showing the successful transmission is retained and produced if required by the Commission; or

(f) by emailing the document to an email address:

(i) currently published by the party being served as his, her or its email address; or

(ii) advised by the party being served as his, her or its email address in response to a request for an email address made immediately before the transmission of the document; or

(iii) appearing as the email address of the party being served on a document lodged in the Commission by that party in the same matter

provided that the party serving the document prints the email as a ‘sent item’ showing the transmission address and the date and time of transmission and that document so printed is retained and produced if required by the Commission; or