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Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017
sec.144Power to proceed in absence of person against whom proceedings brought
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### sec.144 Power to proceed in absence of person against whom proceedings brought
The court may proceed to hear and determine an action or a dispute in the absence of any person to whom an originating process or application is directed on proof on oath of the service of the originating process or application.