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### 147F Leave to proceed where no appearance by person > [*\[Rule 147F Inserted by S.R. 2017, No. 101, Applied:20 Dec 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-12-20/sr-2017-101#GS7@EN) > > > (1) If an originating process is served on a person outside of Australia and the person does not file an appearance, the party serving the document may not proceed against the person who has been served except by leave of the Court. > > > (2) An application for leave under [subrule (1)](#GS147F@Gs1@EN) may be made without serving notice of the application on the person who has been served with the originating process.

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