Planning and Environment Court Rules 2018
sec.10Originating process—contact details and address for service of applicant or appellant
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sec.10 Originating process—contact details and address for service of applicant or appellant
An applicant or appellant intending to act personally must ensure all of the following details are stated on the originating process before it is filed— the residential or business address of the applicant or appellant; if the address stated under paragraph (a) is not in Queensland—an address in Queensland where documents may be served on the applicant or appellant; the telephone number, if any, of the applicant or appellant; if the applicant or appellant does not have a telephone number—a way of contacting the applicant or appellant by telephone; the email address, if any, of the applicant or appellant; the fax number, if any, of the applicant or appellant. A lawyer or agent acting for an applicant or appellant must ensure all of the following details are stated on the originating process before it is filed— the residential or business address of the applicant or appellant; the name of the lawyer or agent and, if the lawyer or agent practises in a firm, the name of the firm; the address of the place of business of the lawyer or agent; if the address stated under paragraph (c) is not the applicant’s or appellant’s address for service or is not an address in Queensland—an address for service in Queensland including, for example, an address approved by the P&E Court as the address for service; the telephone number of the lawyer or agent; the email address of the lawyer or agent; the fax number, if any, of the lawyer or agent. If the lawyer or agent, or the lawyer’s or agent’s firm, is a member of an approved document exchange, the lawyer or agent may include the document exchange address with the details required under subrule (2) . Notice of any change in an applicant’s or appellant’s address for service must be filed and served on each other party to the P&E Court proceeding. The address for service of an applicant or appellant is— for an applicant or appellant acting personally— if the applicant or appellant is required to state an address under subrule (1) (b) —that address; or otherwise—the address stated under subrule (1) (a) ; or for an applicant or appellant for whom a lawyer or agent acts— if an address is stated under subrule (2) (d) —that address; or otherwise—the address stated under subrule (2) (c) . In this rule— approved document exchange means a document exchange approved under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , rule 102 . (sec.10-ssec.1) An applicant or appellant intending to act personally must ensure all of the following details are stated on the originating process before it is filed— the residential or business address of the applicant or appellant; if the address stated under paragraph (a) is not in Queensland—an address in Queensland where documents may be served on the applicant or appellant; the telephone number, if any, of the applicant or appellant; if the applicant or appellant does not have a telephone number—a way of contacting the applicant or appellant by telephone; the email address, if any, of the applicant or appellant; the fax number, if any, of the applicant or appellant. (sec.10-ssec.2) A lawyer or agent acting for an applicant or appellant must ensure all of the following details are stated on the originating process before it is filed— the residential or business address of the applicant or appellant; the name of the lawyer or agent and, if the lawyer or agent practises in a firm, the name of the firm; the address of the place of business of the lawyer or agent; if the address stated under paragraph (c) is not the applicant’s or appellant’s address for service or is not an address in Queensland—an address for service in Queensland including, for example, an address approved by the P&E Court as the address for service; the telephone number of the lawyer or agent; the email address of the lawyer or agent; the fax number, if any, of the lawyer or agent. (sec.10-ssec.3) If the lawyer or agent, or the lawyer’s or agent’s firm, is a member of an approved document exchange, the lawyer or agent may include the document exchange address with the details required under subrule (2) . (sec.10-ssec.4) Notice of any change in an applicant’s or appellant’s address for service must be filed and served on each other party to the P&E Court proceeding. (sec.10-ssec.5) The address for service of an applicant or appellant is— for an applicant or appellant acting personally— if the applicant or appellant is required to state an address under subrule (1) (b) —that address; or otherwise—the address stated under subrule (1) (a) ; or for an applicant or appellant for whom a lawyer or agent acts— if an address is stated under subrule (2) (d) —that address; or otherwise—the address stated under subrule (2) (c) . (sec.10-ssec.6) In this rule— approved document exchange means a document exchange approved under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 , rule 102 .