970AInterpretation of Part 38A

### 970A Interpretation of Part 38A > In this Part – > > > ***additional authority***, for a Hague Convention country, means an authority that is – > > > > > > (a) for the time being designated by the country, under Article 18 of the Hague Convention, to be an authority (other than the Central Authority) for the country; and > > > > > > > (b) competent to receive requests for service abroad emanating from Australia; > > > ***applicant***, for a request for service abroad or a request for service in this jurisdiction, means the person on whose behalf service is requested; > > > > | Note The term "applicant" may have a different meaning in other provisions of these rules. | > > > ***Central Authority***, for a Hague Convention country, means an authority that is for the time being designated by that country, under Article 2 of the Hague Convention, to be the Central Authority for that country; > > > ***certificate of service*** means a certificate of service that has been completed for the purposes of Article 6 of the Hague Convention; > > > ***certifying authority***, for a Hague Convention country, means the Central Authority for the country or some other authority that is for the time being designated by the country, under Article 6 of the Hague Convention, to complete certificates of service in the form annexed to the Hague Convention; > > > ***civil proceedings*** means any judicial proceedings in relation to civil or commercial matters; > > > ***defendant***, for a request for service abroad of an initiating process, means the person on whom the initiating process is requested to be served; > > > ***foreign judicial document*** means a judicial document that originates in a Hague Convention country and that relates to civil proceedings in a court of that country; > > > ***forwarding authority*** means – > > > > > > (a) for a request for service of a foreign judicial document in this jurisdiction, the authority or judicial officer of the Hague Convention country in which the document originates that forwards the request (being an authority or judicial officer that is competent under the law of that country to forward a request for service under Article 3 of the Hague Convention); or > > > > > > > (b) for a request for service of a local judicial document in a Hague Convention country, the Registrar; > > > ***Hague Convention*** – see rule5; > > > ***Hague Convention country*** – see rule 5; > > > ***initiating process*** means any document by which proceedings (including proceedings on any cross-claim or third-party notice) are commenced; > > > ***local judicial document*** means a judicial document that relates to civil proceedings in the Court; > > > ***request for service abroad*** means a request for service in a Hague Convention country of a local judicial document mentioned in [rule 970D(1)](#GS970D@Gs1@EN) ; > > > ***request for service in this jurisdiction*** means a request for service in this jurisdiction of a foreign judicial document mentioned in [rule 970M(1)](#GS970M@Gs1@EN) ; > > > ***this jurisdiction*** means Tasmania.