| (1) | The Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa may serve and accept service of any document in a manner it deems fit. |
| (2) | Where any party serves a document on another party, a copy of that document shall also be filed with the Registrar of the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa. |
| (3) | A party must serve all documents arising out or relating to an appeal on the Refugee Appeals Authority, specific details of which will be provided in the practice note as follows: |
| (i) | personally on the Registrar of the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa; or |
| (ii) | by facsimile to the Registrar of the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa; or |
| (iii) | by sending a copy of the document by registered post to the Registrar of the Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa |
| (iv) | by email to the Registrar |
| (4) | The Refugee Appeals Authority of South Africa may accept proof of service of any document in a manner it deems fit. |
[Rule 5 substituted by section 5(a) of Notice No. 1234, GG 43913, dated 20 November 2020]