New Zealand Acts

TRANS-TASMAN PROCEEDINGS ACT 2010 - SECT 13

13 Service of initiating documents in Australia

1 An initiating document for the proceeding may be served in Australia under this subpart.

2 However, the initiating document must be served in Australia in the same way that the document is required or permitted, under the procedural rules of the New Zealand court or tribunal, to be served in New Zealand.

3 By way of explanation, it is not necessary for the New Zealand court or tribunal—

a) to give leave to serve the initiating document in Australia; or

b) to be satisfied that there is a connection between the proceeding and New Zealand.

Note: 1908 No 89 Schedule 2 rr 6.27, 6.28