Court Procedures Rules
6563Certain documents to be referred back to
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6563 Certain documents to be referred back to Attorney-General of the Commonwealth (1) This rule applies if the registrar reasonably believes that— (a) a request for service in the ACT does not comply with rule 6562; or (b) the document to which the request relates is not a foreign judicial (c) compliance with the request may infringe Australia’s sovereignty or security.
Rule 6564 (2) The registrar must refer the request for service in the ACT to the Attorney-General of the Commonwealth together with a statement of the registrar’s belief. Note The Attorney-General of the Commonwealth will deal with misdirected and non-compliant requests, make arrangements for the service of extrajudicial documents and assess and decide questions concerning Australia’s sovereignty and security.