Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An initiating document issued by an Australian court or tribunal that relates to the proceeding may be served in New Zealand under this Part .
(2) However, the document must be served in New Zealand in the same way that the document is required or permitted, under the procedural rules of the Australian court or tribunal, to be served in the place of issue.
Note: For service of the initiating document in New Zealand under this Part, it is not necessary for the Australian court or tribunal:
(a) to give leave for the service ; or
(b) to be satisfied that there is a connection between the proceeding and Australia.