SUPREME COURT RULES 1987
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Part 3 Court office 3.07 Registry ......................................................................................... 17 4.01 How proceeding commenced ........................................................ 17 4.02 Interlocutory application ................................................................. 17 4.03 Names of parties ........................................................................... 17 4.04 When writ required ........................................................................ 17 4.05 When originating motion required .................................................. 18 4.06 Optional commencement by originating motion ............................. 18 4.07 Continuance as writ of proceeding by originating motion .............. 18 4.08 Urgent case ................................................................................... 18
Supreme Court Rules 1987 iii Order 5 Content, filing and duration of originating process 5.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 19 5.02 Form of originating process ........................................................... 19 5.03 Appearance ................................................................................... 19 5.04 Endorsement of claim on writ ........................................................ 19 5.05 Endorsement of claim on motion ................................................... 20 5.06 Endorsement as to capacity .......................................................... 20 5.07 Address of parties.......................................................................... 20 5.08 Place of trial ................................................................................... 20 5.09 Stay on payment of costs .............................................................. 21 5.10 Petition .......................................................................................... 21 5.11 Filing of originating process ........................................................... 21 5.12 Duration and renewal of originating process.................................. 22 6.001 Application to companies ............................................................... 22 6.01 When personal service necessary ................................................. 22 6.02 Personal service of originating process ......................................... 22 6.03 How personal service effected....................................................... 23 6.04 Service on particular defendants ................................................... 23 6.05 Address for service ........................................................................ 24 6.06 How ordinary service effected ....................................................... 24 6.07 Identity of person served ............................................................... 26 6.08 Acceptance of service by solicitor.................................................. 26 6.09 Substituted service ........................................................................ 26 6.10 Confirmation of informal service .................................................... 27 6.11 Service by filing ............................................................................. 27 6.12 Service on agent............................................................................ 27 6.13 Service under agreement .............................................................. 27 6.14 Recovery of vacant land ................................................................ 28 6.15 Service of notice by the Court........................................................ 28 6.16 Affidavit of service ......................................................................... 28 Order 7 Service outside Australia 7.01 Originating process that may be served outside Australia ............. 29 7.02 Application for leave to serve originating process outside Australia......................................................................................... 31 7.03 Service of other documents ........................................................... 32 7.04 Application of other Orders ............................................................ 33 7.05 Method of service .......................................................................... 33 7.06 Substituted service ........................................................................ 33 7.07 Proof of service.............................................................................. 34