(1) For a document that is required to be served—
(a) service may be effected personally; or
(b) unless a statutory provision or rule of the Court provides otherwise, service may be effected by the Court Registry via the electronic mail address of the party to be served if the address is known by the filing party.
(2) The authorization code generated by the Electronic Litigation Portal must be provided to the other parties in the matter, at the time of service of the document commencing proceedings, to allow them to seek legal representation or to represent themselves in the matter.
(3) Where the authorization code generated by the Electronic Litigation Portal is not served on a party in accordance with sub-rule (2), service is deemed not to have been effected.
(4) Sub-rule (3) does not apply where the party is able to show proof of personal service of the document along with the authorization code.
(5) A party that receives a document served by electronic means and is unable to view or download the document shall immediately notify the serving party and the Court Registry shall take reasonable steps to ensure that the document can be viewed and downloaded.
(6) Where the Court Registry is notified in accordance with sub-rule (5), the Court Registry shall make a copy of the document available to the party.