28Service between parties

28 Service between parties

28 Service between parties

(1) A document is taken to have been served on or provided to a party if the document is delivered, or forwarded by one of the methods referred to in subrule (2), to the address for service of the party.

(2) Service of a document by a party on a receiving party is taken to be effected if the document is received by 5 pm—

(a) for service by an ECM system or email—at the time the document is capable of being received by the receiving party,

(b) for service by hand—on the day of delivery,

(c) for service by post—on the seventh working day after the day of sending by prepaid post.

(3) If the document is received after 5 pm on any day or on a non-working day, it is taken to be received on the next working day.

(4) This rule applies subject to the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 of the Commonwealth and any order or direction of the President.