970NCertain documents to be referred back to Attorney-General’s Department of Commonwealth

### 970N Certain documents to be referred back to Attorney-General’s Department of Commonwealth > If, after receiving a request for service in this jurisdiction, the Registrar is of the opinion – > > > > (a) that the request does not comply with [rule 970M](#GS970M@EN) ; or > > > > > (b) that the document to which the request relates is not a foreign judicial document; or > > > > > (c) that compliance with the request may infringe Australia’s sovereignty or security; or > > > > > (d) that the request seeks service of a document in some other State or Territory of the Commonwealth – > > the Registrar must refer the request to the Attorney-General’s Department of the Commonwealth together with a statement of his or her opinion. > > > > Note > > > > The Attorney-General’s Department of the Commonwealth will deal with misdirected and non-compliant requests, make arrangements for the service of extrajudicial documents and assess and decide questions concerning Australia’s sovereignty and security.