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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.