Childrens Court Rules 2016
sec.30Informal service
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sec.30 Informal service
This rule applies if— for any reason, a document is not served in a way provided in an Act or these rules but the document or a copy of it came into the possession of the person who was to be served with the document; and the court is satisfied on evidence before it that the document came into the person’s possession on or before a particular day. The court may make an order that the person is taken to have been served under the Act or these rules with the document on the day it came into the person’s possession or a later day stated in the order. (sec.30-ssec.1) This rule applies if— for any reason, a document is not served in a way provided in an Act or these rules but the document or a copy of it came into the possession of the person who was to be served with the document; and the court is satisfied on evidence before it that the document came into the person’s possession on or before a particular day. (sec.30-ssec.2) The court may make an order that the person is taken to have been served under the Act or these rules with the document on the day it came into the person’s possession or a later day stated in the order.
- (a) for any reason, a document is not served in a way provided in an Act or these rules but the document or a copy of it came into the possession of the person who was to be served with the document; and
- (b) the court is satisfied on evidence before it that the document came into the person’s possession on or before a particular day.