Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) A person may serve a document on a person in a country other than Australia or New Zealand:
(a) if the country is a party to the Hague Service Convention--in accordance with Part IIAB of the Family Law Regulations; or
(b) if the country is a party to another convention, that is in force for Australia, about legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters--in accordance with Part IIAC of the Family Law Regulations.
(2) A person may serve a document on a person in a non-convention country:
(a) in accordance with the law of the non-convention country; or
(b) if the non-convention country permits service of judicial documents through the diplomatic channel--through the diplomatic channel.
(3) A person seeking to serve a document in a non-convention country through the diplomatic channel must:
(a) request the Registry Manager, in writing, to arrange service of the document under this Part; and
(b) lodge 2 copies of each document to be served, translated, if necessary, into an official language of that country.
(4) If the Registry Manager receives a request under subrule (3), the Registry Manager must:
(a) seal the documents to be served; and
(b) send to the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade:
(i) the sealed documents; and
(ii) a written request that the documents be sent to the government of the non-convention country for service.
(5) If:
(a) a document is sent to the Secretary of the Attorney-General's Department for service on a person in a non-convention country; and
(b) an official certificate or declaration by the government or court of the country, stating that the document has been personally served, or served in another way under the law of the country, is sent to the court;
the certificate or declaration is proof of service of the document and, when filed, is a record of the service and has effect as if it were an affidavit of service.