Notice of change of address for service (Rule 129(1)(e)) (Form 10)
Form 10 is the Supreme Court of Tasmania notice a party files to change its address for service in a proceeding. It takes effect once filed and served on each other party.
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- Form 10
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- 26 October 2026
Supreme Court of Tasmania · Supreme Court Rules 2000; Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000
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What Form 10 is for
Rule 129(1)(e) of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tas) allows a party, by filing a notice in the registry, to change its address for service to another address that complies with rule 128. The notice takes effect when it is filed and a copy is served on each other party (r 129(2)), and it must be in the prescribed form (r 129(3)), which is Form 10. Under rule 128 an address for service must be a place where documents can be left during ordinary business hours and to which they can be posted. A party acting in person must give an address in Tasmania; a represented party's address is the practitioner's (or agent's) business address.
When you need it
- Your practitioner's firm has moved office.
- You are acting in person and your Tasmanian address for service has changed.
- You want to correct an address for service given earlier.
- If you are changing practitioner or agent, use Form 7 or Form 8, which also state the new address.
How to fill it in
- 1
Copy the heading
Use the registry, proceeding number and parties.
- 2
Identify the party
Insert the description and name of the party whose address is changing, such as the plaintiff, John Smith.
- 3
Give the new address
Insert the new address for service. It must comply with rule 128: a place where documents can be left in business hours and posted to, and for a party in person, an address in Tasmania.
- 4
Date, sign and complete the footer
The party or practitioner signs. Update the footer with the new address and any email address for service (r 79).
Filing, lodging and service
- File the notice at the registry where the proceeding is running, in person, by post or by approved email lodgment (rr 83, 87A).
- Serve a copy on each other party. The change takes effect only when both steps are done (r 129(2)).
- Service on the other parties can be by leaving or posting to their address for service, or by email if they have given one (r 144).
Common mistakes
- Until the notice is filed and served, documents served at the old address are validly served.
- An address that is fictitious or not genuine can lead to orders setting aside an appearance or dispensing with service (r 128A).
- An address for service given under section 18(1) of the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) is also sufficient (r 128(6)).
Frequently Asked Questions
When does a change of address for service take effect in Tasmania?
When the notice is filed and a copy has been served on each other party (Supreme Court Rules 2000 r 129(2)).
Can I give a post office box as my address for service?
Rule 128(5) requires an address at which documents can be left during ordinary business hours and to which they can be posted, so a post office box alone will not do.
Checked against the official sources on 26 October 2026
- Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tas) rr 79, 83, 128-129, 144
- Supreme Court of Tasmania - Form 10 Notice of change of address for service
General information about the form, not legal advice about your matter. Rules and forms change: if anything here differs from the court or agency's current instructions, theirs apply.
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