7Guide to this Part

#### 7 Guide to this Part This Part is about serving defendants in New Zealand with initiating documents for certain civil proceedings in Australian courts or tribunals. This Part allows defendants to be served with the initiating document in New Zealand and provides for how that service must be done. Defendants must be given certain information when served with the initiating document. The Australian court or tribunal may set aside the proceeding or any step taken in it if defendants are not given that information. Defendants must file an appearance in the Australian court or tribunal within a particular period after being served with the initiating document in New Zealand. In the appearance defendants must state an address for service in Australia or New Zealand for the proceeding.