595Proof of service

595 Proof of service (1) Service of a document may be proved by— S. 595(1)(a) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 20.10(a)). (a) evidence on oath or by affirmation; or (b) affidavit; or S. 595(1)(c) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 20.10(b)). (c) statutory declaration. (2) Evidence of service must identify the document served and state the time and manner in which service was effected. S. 595(3) amended by No. 6/2018 s. 68(Sch. 2 item 20.10(c)). (3) A document purporting to be an affidavit or statutory declaration under subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) is admissible in evidence and, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, is proof of the statements in it.