Service of other documents
 17. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a document other than an order that is required by this Regulation to be served on a person may be served, (a)  personally; (b)  by leaving a copy of the document at the person’s last known address with someone who appears to be at least 16 years of age and, on the same day or on the next, mailing another copy to the person at that address; (c)  by mail or courier to the address for service shown on the latest document filed by the person or, if none, the person’s last known address; (d)  by leaving a copy with the person’s lawyer of record, if any, or with a lawyer who accepts service in writing on a copy of the document; (e)  by mail or courier to the person’s lawyer of record, if any; (f)  by faxing a copy to the person’s lawyer or, if none, to the person; (g)  by emailing a copy to the person’s lawyer or, if none and the person consents, to the person; or (h)  by depositing a copy at a document exchange to which the person’s lawyer or, if none, the person belongs, as long as the copy deposited and an additional copy of the document are date-stamped by the document exchange in the presence of the person depositing the copy. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the following documents and any documents that are served together with them may only be served by a method described in clause (1) (a), (b) or (d): 1.  An application for a restraining order with notice under section 3 of the Act. 2.  A motion to extend the expiry date of a restraining order under subsection 5 (2) of the Act. 3.  A motion to set aside or vary an order under subsection 6 (3) or 7 (1) of the Act. (3) If service is by a respondent on an applicant or a victim, the document may only be served by a method described in clauses (1) (c) to (h). (4) Service of a document by a method described in subsection (1), as set out in Column 1 of the following Table, is effective on the day set out for that method in Column 2 of the Table: Table Column 1   Method of service   Column 2   Effective day of service 

  Personally (clause (1) (a)) or by leaving a copy with a person’s lawyer of record or other lawyer (clause (1) (d))   On the day the document was left with the person or, if the document was left after 4 p.m., the following day. 

  By leaving a copy and mailing (clause (1) (b))   On the fifth day after the document is mailed. 

  By mail (clauses (1) (c) and (e))   On the fifth day after the document is mailed. 

  By courier (clauses (1) (c) and (e))   On the day after the day the courier picks it up, in the case of same-day courier service, or two days after the day the courier picks it up, in the case of next-day courier service. 

  By fax or email (clauses (1) (f) and (g))   On the date shown on the first page of the fax or in the email message, or, if the first page of the fax or the email message shows that the document was served after 4 p.m., the following day. 

  By deposit at a document exchange (clause (1) (h))   On the day after the date on the stamp referred to in clause (1) (h). (5) The court may, on motion without notice, order that service is not required if, (a)  reasonable efforts to locate the person to be served have not been or would not be successful; and (b)  there is no other method that could reasonably be expected to bring the document to the person’s attention. (6) If a document has been served by a method not allowed by this Regulation or an order of the court, the court may make an order approving the service if the document, (a)  came to the attention of the person to be served; or (b)  would have come to the person’s attention if the person had not been evading service. (7) Service of a document may be proved by, (a)  an affidavit of service in Form 11; (b)  an acceptance or admission of service, written by the person served or the person’s lawyer; or (c)  the date stamp on a copy of the document served by deposit at a document exchange. (8) A party whose address for service changes shall immediately serve notice of the change on the other parties and file it, with proof of service, with the court.