Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417:reg:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 3/100)
Character Range: 125468–128032

be the person's litigation guardian for the proceeding; or
 (c) if there is no one under paragraph (a) or (b)—on an adult who has the care of the person.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the person in charge of a hospital, nursing home or other care facility is taken to have the care of a person who is a patient in the hospital, nursing home or care facility.

2.38  Personal service on a prisoner
 (1) A document that is required to be served personally on a prisoner must be served:
 (a) personally on the person in charge of the prison; or
 (b) by post or electronic communication to the person in charge of the prison.
 (2) A person serving a document on another person by post or electronic communication must include with the document:
 (a) an Acknowledgement of Service for the other person served to sign; and
 (b) if the document is served by post in Australia—a stamped self‑addressed envelope.
 (3) At the time of service of an Application or Notice of Appeal on a prisoner, the prisoner must be informed, in writing, about the requirement to attend by electronic communication under rule 13.33 or 15.18 (whichever is applicable).

2.39  Personal service on a corporation
  A document that is required to be served personally on a corporation must be served in accordance with section 109X of the Corporations Act 2001.
Note: Section 109X(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 is as follows:
(1) For the purposes of any law, a document may be served on a company by:
(a) leaving it at, or posting it to, the company's registered office; or
(b) delivering a copy of the document personally to a director of the company who resides in Australia or in an external Territory; or
(c) if a liquidator of the company has been appointed—leaving it at, or posting it to, the address of the liquidator's office in the most recent notice of that address lodged with ASIC; or
(d) if an administrator of the company has been appointed—leaving it at, or posting it to, the address of the administrator in the most recent notice of that address lodged with ASIC.

Division 2.6.3—Ordinary service

2.40  Ordinary service
 (1) If a document is not required to be served personally, the document may be served on a person at the person's address for service:
 (a) by sending the document to the email address; or
 (b) by delivering it to the address in a sealed envelope addressed to the person; or
 (c) by sending it to the address by pre‑paid post in a sealed envelope addressed to the person; or
 (d) if the address includes the number of a document exchange box