9How service is effected

9 How service is effected

9.1 Subject to these Rules, and any directions of FWA, a party that is required to serve a document on another party, or other parties, to a proceeding must serve the document as soon as practicable.

9.2 Service of a document on an individual, a body corporate or an organisation or branch of an organisation must be effected:

(a) by leaving the document with:

(i) the individual to whom it is addressed; or

(ii) the secretary of the body corporate; or

(iii) the secretary of the organisation or branch; or

(b) by tendering the document to:

(i) the individual to whom it is addressed; or

(ii) the secretary of the body corporate; or

(iii) the secretary of the organisation or branch; or

(c) by leaving the document:

(i) with an individual, apparently above the age of 15 years, at the residence, or usual place of business, of the individual who is intended to be served; or

(ii) at the registered office of the body corporate; or

(iii) at the office of the organisation or branch; or

(iv) in a proceeding in which the individual, body corporate or organisation or branch has notified an address for service — at that address; or

(d) by posting the document in a prepaid envelope sent by Express Post or registered post to:

(i) the residence, or usual place of business, of the individual intended to be served; or

(ii) the secretary, at the registered office of the body corporate; or

(iii) the secretary, at the office of the organisation or branch; or

(iv) in a proceeding in which the individual, body corporate or organisation or branch has lodged an address for service — at that address;

provided that if service is by Express Post, the party serving the document must retain the barcode of the pre-paid envelope and produce it if required by FWA; or

(e) by fax to a fax number:

(i) currently published by the party who is being served as his, her or its fax number; or

(ii) advised by the party who is being served as his, her or its fax number in response to a request for a fax number that was made immediately before the transmission of the document; or

(iii) appearing as the fax number of the party who is being served on a document lodged with FWA by that party in the same matter;

provided that a transmission record showing the successful transmission is retained and produced if required by FWA; or

(f) by emailing the document to an email address:

(i) currently published by the party who is being served as his, her or its email address; or