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Service and Execution of Process Act 1992

No. 172, 1992

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date:   11 May 2018

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 31, 2018

Registered:    22 May 2018

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 May 2018 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 Copies
5 Territories regarded as States
6 Act to bind Crown
7 Territories
8 Effect on the operation of other laws
8A Application of the Criminal Code
9 Service on companies and registered bodies
10 Service on other bodies corporate
11 Proof of service
12 Effect of service
Part 2—Service of process in civil and criminal proceedings
Division 1—Initiating process in civil proceedings
13 Application of Division
14 Meaning of appearance
15 Initiating process may be served in any part of Australia
16 Information to be provided
17 Time for appearance
18 Appearance to state address for service
19 Security for costs
20 Stay of proceedings
21 No restraint of proceedings
Division 2—Initiating process in criminal proceedings
22 Application of Division
23 Initiating process
24 Initiating process may be served in any part of Australia