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Federal Court Rules 2011
Div 101—Personal service
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Division 10.1—Personal service
10.01 Service on individual
10.02 Service on corporation
10.03 Service on unincorporated association
10.04 Service on organisation
10.05 Service on partnership
10.06 Service in a proceeding brought against a person in the person’s business name
10.07 Service in a proceeding under the Patents Act 1990
10.08 Service in a proceeding under the Trade Marks Act 1995
10.09 Service on person under a legal incapacity
10.10 Personal service on a person under a legal incapacity
10.11 Deemed service of originating application
10.12 Refusal to accept document served personally
Division 10.2—Service other than by personal service
10.21 Identity of person served
10.22 Acceptance of service by lawyer
10.23 Deemed service
10.24 Substituted service
10.25 Service by filing
10.26 Service by Court
10.27 Service of interlocutory injunction
10.28 Service under agreement
Division 10.3—Ordinary service
10.31 Ordinary service
10.32 Time of service
Division 10.4—Service outside Australia
10.41 Division does not apply to service in New Zealand of documents in or for certain trans‑Tasman proceedings
10.42 When an originating application may be served outside Australia without leave
10.43 When an originating application may be served outside Australia with leave
10.43A Court’s discretion whether to exercise jurisdiction
10.43B Notice to person served outside Australia
10.43C Time for filing notice of address for service
10.43D Leave to proceed if notice of address for service not filed
10.44 Service of other documents outside Australia
10.45 Application of other rules
10.46 Method of service
10.47 Proof of service
10.48 Deemed service
10.49 Substituted service
Division 10.5—Service through diplomatic channel or by transmission to foreign government
10.51 Documents to be lodged with the Court
10.52 Order for payment of expenses
Division 10.6—Service under Hague Convention
10.61 Definitions for Division 10.6
10.62 Provisions of this Division to prevail
10.63 Service abroad of local judicial documents—application of rules 10.64 to 10.68
10.64 Application for request for service abroad
10.65 How application to be dealt with
10.66 Procedure on receipt of certificate of service
10.67 Payment of costs
10.68 Evidence of service
10.69 Default judgment following service abroad of initiating process—application of rules 10.70 to 10.72
10.70 Restriction on power to enter default judgment if certificate of service filed
10.71 Restriction on power to enter default judgment if certificate of service not filed
10.72 Setting aside judgment in default of appearance
10.73 Local service of foreign judicial documents – application of rules 10.74 to 10.76
10.74 Certain documents to be referred to Attorney‑General’s Department
10.75 Service
10.76 Affidavit as to service