Australian Communications and Media Authority v Jones [2022] FCA 546

Australian Communications and Media Authority v Jones [2022] FCA 546

Personal service of the originating documents on the first respondent is not practicable; the methods of substituted service proposed by the applicant are reasonably likely to inform the first respondent of the proceedings and their content, and are therefore ordered.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
09 May 2022
Procedural Posture
Interlocutory Application / Application for Substituted Service and Dispensation With Personal Service
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
['substituted Service' 'personal Service' 'service of Originating Process']
['practice and Procedure'] ['substituted Service' 'personal Service' 'service of Originating Process']

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Procedural Posture

Interlocutory Application / Application for Substituted Service and Dispensation With Personal Service

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether personal service of the originating process on the first respondent should be dispensed with under r 10.24 of the Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)' 'Whether orders for substituted service should be made']

Ratio Decidendi

Personal service of the originating documents on the first respondent is not practicable; the methods of substituted service proposed by the applicant are reasonably likely to inform the first respondent of the proceedings and their content, and are therefore ordered.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • ['Dispensation with personal service of the Originating Application and Concise Statement on the first respondent' 'Originating Documents taken to have been served by registered post, leaving at addresses, email, and text message on or before 12 May 2022' 'Applicant to provide a copy of these Orders and reasons to...