Depending on the type of document you need served, there are different requirements that you need to abide by regarding when you must serve the documents on the other party. The court will always give ample time for an individual to serve documents, however, it is your responsibility to organize service with enough time for a document server to deliver the documents, which can take up to 2 weeks or more for regional and remote areas.
QCAT Documents
You have 90 days from the time that the document is stamped by the court
Magistrates Court Documents
You have 12 months from the time that the document is stamped by the court
Enforcement Hearing Summons
You must serve the document at least 14 days before the day set for the enforcement hearing.
Family Law Documents
You must serve the documents at least 28 days before the day set for the hearing
Don’t Run Out of Time
Again, it is up to the individual to make sure documents are delivered to a process server in enough time for service. Urgent service may be available, but will incur further costs and cannot be guaranteed before first checking that there is an agent available to attend.
If you have any question, or would like to engage our services to deliver your documents, you can contact us here.
While Allnorth QLD Services are often able to action local files within 48 hours, this time frame is not guaranteed without urgent service approval, and the other party is not always available for service on the first attempt.
*Disclaimer – The above information was taken from the Court website as accurate in September 2021. If any changes are made by the court from that date they may not be reflected in this post.
