Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules (Amendment No 2) 2012 (NSW)

2012 No 600

New South Wales

Administrative Decisions Tribunal

Rules (Amendment No 2) 2012

under the

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997

The Rule Committee of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal has made the following rules of the Tribunal under the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997.

PAULINE GREEN

Secretary of the Rule Committee

Explanatory note
The object of these Rules is to amend the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules 1998:

(a)	to repeal the divisional rules for the Legal Services Division of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal, and
(b)	to allow the substituted and informal service of documents.
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Rule 1	Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules (Amendment No 2) 2012

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules (Amendment

No 2) 2012

under the

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997

1      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules
(Amendment No 2) 2012.

2      Commencement

These Rules commence on the day on which they are published on the
NSW legislation website.

2012 No 600

Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules (Amendment No 2) 2012

Amendment of Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules 1998	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules 1998

[1]      Rule 12A

Insert after rule 12:

12A Substituted and informal service generally

(1)

If a document that is required or permitted to be served on a person in connection with any proceedings before the Tribunal:

(a)	cannot practicably be served on the person, or
(b)	cannot practicably be served on the person in the manner provided by law,

the Tribunal may direct that, instead of service, such steps be taken as are specified by the Tribunal for the purpose of bringing the document to the notice of the person concerned.

(2)

The Tribunal may direct that the document be taken to have been served on the person concerned on the happening of a specified event or on the expiry of a specified time.

(3)

If steps have been taken, otherwise than under a direction under this rule, for the purpose of bringing the document to the notice of the person concerned, the Tribunal may direct that the document be taken to have been served on that person on a date specified by the Tribunal.

[2]      Chapter 3 Commencement and conduct of proceedings (other than appeals)

Omit Parts 1 and 3.