Div 3Service.

Division 3.—Service.

Personal service of bankruptcy notice or creditor’s petition.

15. Unless otherwise ordered by the Court under sub-section (2.) of section 309 of the Act—

(a) service of a bankruptcy notice shall be effected on the debtor by delivering to the debtor personally a copy of the bankruptcy notice signed by the Registrar; and

(b) service of a creditor’s petition shall be effected on a debtor by delivering to the debtor personally an official copy of the petition and a copy of the affidavit or of each affidavit verifying the petition—

(i) if service is effected in Australia—not less than eight days before the hearing date for the petition; or

(ii) in any other case—not less than such reasonable time before the hearing date for the petition as is determined by the Registrar.

Proof of service.

16. Due service of a bankruptcy notice or petition shall be deemed not to have been proved by affidavit unless—

(a) in the case of a bankruptcy notice—a copy of the bankruptcy notice signed by the Registrar is marked as an annexure to the affidavit; or

(b) in the case of a petition—an official copy of the petition and a copy of the affidavit or each affidavit verifying the petition are marked as annexures to the affidavit.