Coroners Court Rules 2019
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22 Substituted service
(1) If for any reason it is impracticable to serve a document in the manner required by these Rules, the Coroners Court may order that such steps be taken as the Coroners Court specifies for the purposes of bringing the document to the notice of the person to be served.
(2) If the Coroners Court makes an order under paragraph (1), the Coroners Court may order that the document be taken to have been served—
(a) on the happening of any specified event; or
(b) on the expiry of any specified time.
(3) The Coroners Court may make an order under paragraph (1) notwithstanding that the person to be served is out of Victoria or was out of Victoria when the inquest commenced.