Family Court Rules 2021
Part 7Service
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Part 7 — Service
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Application of Part 77
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Service 77
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Discretion regarding service 77
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Service of documents 77
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Service of filed documents 79
Division 2 — Special service
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Special service 80
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Special service by hand 80
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Special service by post or electronic means 81
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Special service through lawyer 81
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Special service on persons with disability 81
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Special service on prisoners 82
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Special service on corporations 82
Division 3 — Ordinary service
- Ordinary service 82
Division 4 — Proof of service
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Proof of service 83
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Proof of special service 84
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Evidence of identity 84
Division 5 — Other matters about service
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Service by electronic means 84
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When service is taken to have been carried out 85
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Service with conditions or dispensing with service 85
Division 6 — Service in non‑convention country
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Service in non‑convention country 86
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Proof of service in non‑convention country 87