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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.117Informal service
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### sec.117 Informal service
If—
for any reason, a document is not served as required by this chapter but the document or a copy of it came into the possession of the person to be served; and
the court is satisfied on evidence before it that the document came into the person’s possession on or before a particular day;
the court may, by order, decide that the possession of the document is service for these rules on the day it came into the person’s possession or another day stated in the order.
- (a) for any reason, a document is not served as required by this chapter but the document or a copy of it came into the possession of the person to be served; and
- (b) the court is satisfied on evidence before it that the document came into the person’s possession on or before a particular day;