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202 Manner of service
(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a document is required under this Act to be served on a person, the document must be served on the person—
(a) by giving a true copy of the document to the person personally; or
(b) if a court makes an order for alternative service under section 202A(1), in accordance with that order.
(2) Each of the following documents must be served on a person personally—
(a) a family violence safety notice;
(b) any document that is required under this Act to be served on a person who is a child.
S. 202A inserted by No. 19/2017 s. 28.