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SUPREME COURT RULES AMENDMENT (1999 NO 26) - REG 3

Interpretation

    Rule 4 of Order 1 is amended by inserting in subrule (1) the following definitions:

“"address for service" means—

        (a)     for a person represented by a solicitor—

              (i)     if the solicitor has a place of business in the Territory—the address of the place of business and any other address provided in accordance with these rules; or

              (ii)     in any other case—the address of a place in the Territory; or

        (b)     for a plaintiff, defendant or anyone else acting in person—

              (i)     if the person has a residence or place of business in the Territory—the address of the residence or place of business; or

              (ii)     in any other case—the address of a place in the Territory.

"body corporate"—see the Corporations Law, section 9.
"company"—see the Corporations Law, section 9.
"contributory"—see the Corporations Law, section 9.
"corporation"—see the Corporations Law, section 57A.
"officer"—see the Corporations Law, section 82A.
"official liquidator"—see the Corporations Law, section 9.
"personal service", of a document on a person, means—

        (a)     giving to the person—

              (i)     if the original of the document is sealed with the seal of the court—a sealed copy of the document; or

              (ii)     in any other case—a copy of the document; or

        (b)     if the person refuses to accept it—putting the copy of the document down in the person's presence and telling the person the nature of the document.

"person with a mental disability", in relation to a proceeding, means a person who is not legally competent to be a party to the proceeding, and includes such a person even if a guardian or manager has not been appointed for the person under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 .”.


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