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Family Law Regulations 1984
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#### 21AC Definitions for Part IIAB
In this Part:
> additional authority, for a Convention country, means an authority that is:
(a) for the time being designated by the country, under Article 18 of the Hague Service Convention, to be an authority (other than the Central Authority) for the country; and
(b) competent to receive requests for service abroad emanating from Australia.
> applicant, for a request for service abroad, means the person on whose behalf service is requested.
> Note: The term applicant may have a different meaning in other provisions of these Regulations.
> Central Authority, for a Convention country, means an authority that is for the time being designated by that country, under Article 2 of the Hague Service Convention, to be the Central Authority for that country.
> certificate of service means a certificate of service that has been completed for the purposes of Article 6 of the Hague Service Convention.
> certifying authority, for a Convention country, means the Central Authority for the country or some other authority that is for the time being designated by the country, under Article 6 of the Hague Service Convention, to complete certificates of service in the form annexed to the Hague Service Convention.
> civil proceedings means any judicial proceedings in relation to civil or commercial matters.
> Convention country means a country, other than Australia, that is a party to the Hague Service Convention.
> defendant, for a request for service abroad of an initiating process, means the person on whom the initiating process is requested to be served.
> foreign judicial document means a judicial document that originates in a Convention country and relates to civil proceedings in a court of that country.
> forwarding authority means the relevant Registrar.
> initiating process means any document by which proceedings (including proceedings on any cross‑claim or third party notice) are commenced.
> local judicial document means a judicial document that relates to civil proceedings in the court.
> request for service abroad means a request for service in a Convention country of a local judicial document mentioned in subregulation 21AF(1).