48Affidavit of service

48 Affidavit of service

(1)  Service of a document under these rules of court may be proved by an affidavit of service of the document.

(2)  The affidavit of service is to be in an approved form.

(3)  The affidavit –

(a) for an affidavit of personal service, must be made by the person who served the document and is to include the following information:

(i) the full name and signature of the person who served the document;

(ii) the time, date and day the document was served;

(iii) the place of service;

(iv) the name of the person served and how the person was identified; or

(b) in any other case –

(i) must state the relevant dates and the facts showing service; and

(ii) may be made on information given to, or the belief of, the person performing service; and

(iii) if made on information given to the person performing service, must state the source of the information.

(4)  The affidavit of service –

(a) must have the document that was served filed with it as an exhibit; or

(b) must be written on the document that was served; or

(c) must, if the document that was served has already been filed, mention the document in a way that is sufficient to enable the document to be identified.

(5)  Nothing in this rule prevents service from being proved in another way.