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Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001
6.01Address for service
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#### 6.01 Address for service
(1) A party to a proceeding must give an address for service.
(2) A party may give an address for service:
(a) by filing a relevant document that includes an address for service; or
(b) by filing a notice of address for service in accordance with the approved form.
(3) An address for service:
(a) must be an address in Australia; and
(b) must include a telephone number at which the party may be contacted during normal business hours; and
(c) may include a fax number or an email address for the party.
(4) If the party is represented by a lawyer who has general authority to act for the party, the address for service for the party must be the address of the lawyer.
(5) If the party is represented by a lawyer and the notice for service provides the lawyer’s email address, the party agrees for the party’s lawyer to receive documents at the lawyer’s email address.
(6) If the party is not represented by a lawyer but provides an email address, the party agrees to receive documents at the email address.
> Note: The parties may agree on how service is to be carried out. For example, the parties may agree that service be at a fax number.