Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010
176Manner of service
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176 Manner of service
(1) This section applies if, under this Act, a document must be served on a person.
(2) The document must be served on the person (other than the Attorney-General) by giving a true copy of the document to the person personally.
(3) The document must be served on the Attorney‑General by giving a true copy of the document to the Victorian Government Solicitor.
(4) If it appears to the court that it is not reasonably practicable to serve a copy of a document on a person personally, the court may—
(a) order that a copy of the document be served by any other means it considers appropriate; or
(b) make an order for substituted service.