144Manner and time of service when not personal

### 144 Manner and time of service when not personal > [*\[Rule 144 Substituted by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-11-26/sr-2003-139#GS10@EN) [*\[Rule 144 Subrule (7) omitted by S.R. 2013, No. 70, Applied:25 Sep 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-09-25/sr-2013-070#GS7@EN) [*\[Rule 144 Substituted by S.R. 2015, No. 99, Applied:06 Jan 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-01-06/sr-2015-099#GS5@EN) > > > (1)  A document which is not required to be served personally is sufficiently served on a person if it is – > > > > > > (a) left at the person's address for service on a day on which the registry in which the cause or matter is proceeding is open; or > > > > > > > (b) posted to the person at the person's address for service; or > > > > > > > (c) communicated to the person using a postal address, document exchange address, email address or facsimile number given by the person pursuant to [rule 79](#GS79@EN) . > > > (2)  If a document is required by these rules to be delivered to a person, it is sufficient if it is served in accordance with [subrule (1)](#GS144@Gs1@EN) . > > > (3)  A document is taken to be served or delivered – > > > > > > (a) if sent by post, at the time when the document would be delivered in the ordinary course of post; or > > > > > > > (b) if communicated using a document exchange address, on the first day that the registry in which the cause or matter is proceeding is open following the day of delivery to the document exchange; or > > > > > > > (c) if communicated using an email address or facsimile number – > > > > > > > > > > (i) at the time of communication if the communication occurs during the hours specified in [rule 20(1)](#GS20@Gs1@EN) (***office hours***); or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) at the commencement of office hours following the time of communication if the communication occurs outside office hours. > > > (4)  A document served or delivered by email or facsimile transmission is to be accompanied by a document stating each of the following: > > > > > > (a) the name of the person transmitting the document; > > > > > > > (b) the name of the person to whom the document is being transmitted; > > > > > > > (c) a brief description of the document being transmitted; > > > > > > > (d) the date and time of transmission; > > > > > > > (e) that the document is being served or delivered pursuant to this rule.