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Almost every document you file in the High Court needs to be served or given to the other party in the proceeding. It is the plaintiff’s responsibility to serve their documents on the defendant, and the defendant’s responsibility to serve their documents on the plaintiff. This includes information about when and where a hearing or conference will take place.
Find out more about serving documents in part 6 of the High Court Rules 2016(external link)
You can serve documents by:
You do not need to serve documents on the other party when you are filing an interlocutory or originating application without notice.
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