970PAffidavit as to service

970P Affidavit as to service

(1)  If service of a document has been effected pursuant to a request for service in this jurisdiction, the person by whom service has been effected must lodge with the Court an affidavit specifying –

(a) the time, day of the week and date on which the document was served; and

(b) the place where the document was served; and

(c) the method of service; and

(d) the person on whom the document was served; and

(e) the way in which that person was identified.

(2)  If attempts to serve a document pursuant to a request for service in this jurisdiction have failed, the person by whom service has been attempted must lodge with the Court an affidavit specifying –

(a) details of the attempts made to serve the document; and

(b) the reasons that have prevented service.

(3)  When an affidavit as to service of a document has been lodged in accordance with this rule, the Registrar –

(a) must complete a certificate of service, sealed with the seal of the Court, on the reverse side of, or attached to, the request for service in this jurisdiction; and

(b) must forward the certificate of service, together with a statement as to the costs incurred in relation to the service or attempted service of the document, directly to the forwarding authority from which the request was received.

(4)  A certificate of service must be –

(a) in accordance with Part 2 of the prescribed form; or

(b) if a form of certificate of service that substantially corresponds to Part 2 of the prescribed form accompanies the request for service, in that accompanying form.