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Foreign Proceedings (Excess of Jurisdiction) Act 1984
17Service of notice of orders
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#### 17 Service of notice of orders
Where the Attorney‑General makes an order under this Act that is directed to a particular person, the Attorney‑General shall:
(a) except in a case to which paragraph (b) applies, cause to be sent to the person by registered post addressed to the person:
(i) in the case of a natural person—at his or her last known address in Australia; or
(ii) in the case of a body corporate—at the registered office of the body corporate, or the principal place of business of the body corporate, in Australia;
a copy of the order; or
(b) if the person, being a natural person, does not have an address in Australia, or being a body corporate, does not have a registered office or principal place of business in Australia, cause such steps to be taken as are, in the opinion of the Attorney‑General, reasonable and practicable, to bring to the attention of the person the content of the order.