Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00348:reg:12:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00348
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 13281–14991

if on delivery of the copy the person refuses to accept it—leaving it at or upon the premises where the person is; or
 (c) sending a copy of the summons by registered post or certified mail to the head office, a registered office, a principal office or a principal place of business of the body corporate or to a postal address of the body corporate.

Service to an electronic address etc.
 (4) A summons may be served:
 (a) if the person named in the summons has nominated an electronic address for service in a document given to the ACC by the person—by sending it to the nominated electronic address for service; or
 (b) in any manner that the summons would be required or permitted to be served on the person named in the summons under rule 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.09 or 10.22 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 if:
 (i) the summons were a document of a kind to which the rule applied; and
 (ii) the person were a person of a kind to which the rule applied.

Directions by a Judge
 (5) A Judge must not give a direction mentioned in paragraph (2)(d) in relation to the service of a summons on a person unless the Judge is satisfied upon information given in writing by an examiner that:
 (a) service of the summons on the person in a manner specified in paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) has not been, or is not likely to be, successful; and
 (b) there is a likelihood that service of the summons in a manner specified in paragraph (2)(d) would result in the summons coming to the notice of the person.
 (6) In this section, Judge means:
 (a) a Judge of the Federal Court; or
 (b) a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2); or
 (c) a Judge of a court of a State or Territory.