442Service of notices on lawyers and law practices

442 Service of notices on lawyers and law practices

442 Service of notices on lawyers and law practices

(1) For the purposes of this Law, a notice or other document may be served on, or given to, an Australian legal practitioner or Australian-registered foreign lawyer by—

(a) delivering it personally to the practitioner or lawyer; or

(b) sending it by post to the practitioner or lawyer at his or her address for service appearing on the Australian Legal Profession Register or a local legal profession register of any jurisdiction.

(2) For the purposes of this Law, a notice or other document may be served on, or given to, a law practice by—

(a) delivering it personally to a principal of the law practice; or

(b) sending it by post to the law practice at its usual or last known business address; or

(c) leaving it at the practice’s usual or last known business address with a person on the premises who is apparently at least 16 years of age and apparently employed there.

(3) A notice or other document may also be served on, or given to, an incorporated legal practice in any other way that service of documents may be effected on a corporation.