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Federal Courts Rules

Version of section 140 from 2006-03-22 to 2015-01-29:


Marginal note:Non-personal service

  •  (1) Service on a party of a document that is not required to be personally served may be effected by personal service or

    • (a) by leaving the document at the party's address for service;

    • (b) by mailing the document to the party's address for service;

    • (c) by delivering the document by courier to the party's address for service;

    • (d) by transmitting the document by fax

      • (i) where the party has a solicitor of record, to the solicitor of record, and

      • (ii) where the party has no solicitor of record, to the party; or

    • (e) in such other manner as the Court may on motion order.

  • Marginal note:Where no address for service

    (2) Where a party has no address for service at the time of service, a document that is not required to be personally served may be served by leaving the document at, or sending it by registered mail or courier to,

    • (a) where the party is an individual, the party's usual or last known address; or

    • (b) where the party is an unincorporated body, a group of persons or a corporation, the principal or last known address of the body or group.

  • Marginal note:Where no known address

    (3) Where a party has no known address at the time of service, a document that is not required to be personally served may be served by depositing the document at the office of the Registry where the proceeding was initiated.

  • Marginal note:Fax cover page

    (4) A document that is served by fax shall include a cover page in Form 140.


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