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li::before{content:counter(t);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(212,180,106,.14);border:1px solid rgba(212,180,106,.35);font:600 13px\/1 var(--disp);color:var(--gold)}\n#isv-pg .ticket .tf{margin-top:auto;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid var(--dline);font-size:13px;color:#aeb7c6}\n#isv-pg .ticket ol{margin-bottom:22px}\n\n\/* ================= RESPONSIVE (page) ================= *\/\n@media (max-width:1100px){\n  #isv-pg .phero .hin{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:36px}\n  #isv-pg .scen{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}\n  #isv-pg .bento{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}\n  #isv-pg .bento .big{grid-row:auto;grid-column:1\/-1}\n  #isv-pg .bento .big .pic{min-height:0;flex:none}\n  #isv-pg .bento .big .pic img{position:static;height:300px}\n}\n@media (max-width:900px){\n  #isv-pg .quad,#isv-pg .qt{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:24px}\n}\n@media 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#isv-pg .scen{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}\n  #isv-pg .phero h1{font-size:clamp(36px,10.5vw,46px)}\n  #isv-pg .phero .lede{font-size:16.5px}\n  #isv-pg .phero .hin{padding-bottom:48px}\n  #isv-pg .ways{padding:20px 18px 16px}\n  #isv-pg .quad>article{padding:24px 20px 18px}\n  #isv-pg .ticket{padding:24px 20px 20px}\n  #isv-pg .fbar{padding:16px 18px}\n  #isv-pg .bento .bd{padding:20px 18px}\n}\n\/* ================= KIT: STEPS (numbered sequence, real sequences only) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .steps{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px}\n#isv-pg .steps.s3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}\n#isv-pg .steps.s5{grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr))}\n#isv-pg .steps::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:28px;right:28px;top:30px;height:2px;background:var(--line)}\n#isv-pg .steps::after{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:28px;top:30px;height:2px;width:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--olive),var(--gold));transition:width 1.6s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}\n#isv-pg .steps.in::after,#isv-pg:not(.js) .steps::after{width:calc(100% - 56px)}\n#isv-pg .steps li{position:relative;z-index:1;min-width:0;padding:76px 22px 24px;border-radius:20px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);transition:transform .25s,box-shadow .25s}\n#isv-pg .steps li:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:0 24px 46px rgba(27,33,48,.09)}\n#isv-pg .steps .n{position:absolute;left:12px;top:12px;width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:var(--ink);color:var(--gold);font:600 15px\/1 var(--disp);box-shadow:0 0 0 6px var(--ivory)}\n#isv-pg .sec.white .steps .n,#isv-pg .sec.paper .steps .n{box-shadow:0 0 0 6px #fff}\n#isv-pg .steps h3{margin-bottom:8px}\n#isv-pg .steps 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.tag{position:absolute;left:18px;bottom:18px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:9px 13px;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(10,15,26,.66);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2);backdrop-filter:blur(8px);-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(8px);font:500 12.5px\/1 var(--sans);color:#fff}\n#isv-pg .show .img .tag i{width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold)}\n#isv-pg .show h2{margin-bottom:16px}\n#isv-pg .show .ans{margin-bottom:16px}\n#isv-pg .show .prose p{font-size:16px;color:#3a4252}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .show .prose p{color:#c9d0db}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .show .chk li{color:#dfe4ec}\n\n\/* ================= KIT: SPLIT (heading + answer left, prose right) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .split{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,5fr) minmax(0,7fr);gap:64px;align-items:start}\n#isv-pg .split>*{min-width:0}\n#isv-pg .split .ans{margin-top:18px}\n#isv-pg .split .prose p{font-size:16px;color:#3a4252}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .split .prose p{color:#c9d0db}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .split .prose strong{color:#fff}\n#isv-pg .gl{display:grid;gap:12px;margin-top:28px}\n#isv-pg .gl div{padding:16px 18px;border-radius:16px;background:var(--ivory);border:1px solid var(--line)}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .gl div{background:var(--panel);border-color:var(--dline)}\n#isv-pg .gl dt{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font:600 15.5px\/1.25 var(--disp);color:var(--text);margin-bottom:5px}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .gl dt{color:#fff}\n#isv-pg .gl dt i{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);flex:0 0 8px}\n#isv-pg .gl dd{font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--mute)}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .gl dd{color:#aeb7c6}\n\n\/* ================= KIT: BAND (olive call-to-action band) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .band1{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,7fr) minmax(0,5fr);gap:44px;align-items:center;padding:50px 54px;border-radius:24px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#454b1c 0%,#5e6428 55%,#6f7631 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.btn{align-self:flex-start;margin-top:auto}\n\n\/* ================= KIT: CMP (two-column comparison) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .cmp{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:20px;align-items:stretch}\n#isv-pg .cmp>div{min-width:0;padding:28px 28px 26px;border-radius:22px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line)}\n#isv-pg .cmp>div.alt{background:var(--ink);border-color:var(--ink);color:#c9d0db}\n#isv-pg .cmp h3{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:20px;margin-bottom:16px}\n#isv-pg .cmp>div.alt h3{color:#fff}\n#isv-pg .cmp h3 i{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;background:#eceee0;color:#4f561d;font-style:normal;font:700 14px\/1 var(--sans)}\n#isv-pg .cmp>div.alt h3 i{background:rgba(212,180,106,.16);color:var(--gold)}\n#isv-pg .cmp ul{display:grid;gap:10px}\n#isv-pg .cmp li{position:relative;padding-left:22px;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;color:#3a4252}\n#isv-pg .cmp>div.alt li{color:#dfe4ec}\n#isv-pg .cmp li::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:2px;top:9px;width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold)}\n\n\/* ================= KIT: TIMELINE (vertical sequence) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .vtl{position:relative;display:grid;gap:0}\n#isv-pg .vtl li{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:150px minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;padding:0 0 26px}\n#isv-pg .vtl li:last-child{padding-bottom:0}\n#isv-pg .vtl li::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:162px;top:10px;bottom:-10px;width:2px;background:var(--line)}\n#isv-pg .vtl li:last-child::before{display:none}\n#isv-pg .vtl .when{font:600 13px\/1.4 var(--sans);letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7a6326;padding-top:3px;text-align:right}\n#isv-pg .vtl .what{position:relative;padding-left:26px}\n#isv-pg .vtl .what::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:-19px;top:6px;width:12px;height:12px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 5px #fff}\n#isv-pg .vtl h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:6px}\n#isv-pg .vtl p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;color:#3a4252;margin:0}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .vtl li::before{background:var(--dline)}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .vtl .when{color:var(--gold)}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .vtl .what::before{box-shadow:0 0 0 5px var(--ink)}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .vtl h3{color:#fff}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .vtl p{color:#c9d0db}\n#isv-pg .sec.ivory .vtl .what::before{box-shadow:0 0 0 5px var(--ivory)}\n#isv-pg .sec.paper .vtl .what::before{box-shadow:0 0 0 5px var(--paper)}\n\n\/* ================= KIT: STATS (dark strip of key facts) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));border-radius:22px;background:var(--ink);overflow:hidden}\n#isv-pg .stats.s3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr))}\n#isv-pg .stats>div{min-width:0;padding:26px 26px 24px;border-right:1px solid var(--dline)}\n#isv-pg .stats>div:last-child{border-right:0}\n#isv-pg .stats b{display:block;font:600 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.callout{background:rgba(212,180,106,.08);border-color:rgba(212,180,106,.3)}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .callout b{color:#fff}\n#isv-pg .sec.dark .callout p{color:#dfe4ec}\n\n\/* ================= KIT: CARDS (link card grid for hubs and related pages) ================= *\/\n#isv-pg .cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px}\n#isv-pg .cards.c2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}\n#isv-pg .cards.c4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}\n#isv-pg .cards>a{min-width:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;border-radius:20px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden;color:inherit;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s,border-color .2s}\n#isv-pg .cards>a:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 20px 44px rgba(27,33,48,.1);border-color:#d6cfbf}\n#isv-pg .cards .pic{overflow:hidden}\n#isv-pg .cards .pic img{display:block;width:100%;height:170px;object-fit:cover;max-width:none;transition:transform .4s}\n#isv-pg .cards>a:hover 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checklist on a clipboard, setting out what to know about iServe Process Servers and how each serve is checked\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"glow g1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap hin\">\n    <div>\n      <nav class=\"crumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/\">Home<\/a><svg viewBox=\"0 0 10 10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 1l4 4-4 4\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><\/svg><span aria-current=\"page\">About iServe Process Servers<\/span><\/nav>\n      <h1 id=\"isv-h1\">About iServe <em>Process Servers<\/em><\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lede\">This page is about iServe Process Servers: who runs the business, the standards behind every serve and the law that governs process serving in NSW. We are an Australian business, ABN 23 695 655 906, serving court and tribunal documents across Sydney and regional New South Wales, 7 days a week.<\/p>\n      <p class=\"lede2\">If you are deciding whether to trust us with a deadline, the sections below answer the questions people ask before they hand over a file. To see the documents we handle and how a serve runs day to day, visit our main page on <a class=\"tx\" href=\"\/\">legal document serving in Sydney and regional NSW<\/a>.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"ctas\">\n        <a class=\"btn gold\" href=\"\/serve-now\/\">Instruct a serve <svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 8h9M8.5 4.5L12 8l-3.5 3.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/a>\n        <a class=\"btn glass\" href=\"#licence\">The NSW licence question<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <aside class=\"ways rv d1\" aria-label=\"Three words that define every serve\">\n      <span class=\"wt\">Three words that define every serve<\/span>\n      <ul>\n        <li><i><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"8.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"3.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><\/svg><\/i><div><b>Accurate<\/b><span>The right person, the right papers and an affidavit that matches what happened.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n        <li><i><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"8.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M12 7.5V12l3 2\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/i><div><b>Timely<\/b><span>Attempts planned backwards from your deadline, not from our diary.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n        <li><i><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 12s3.5-6 9-6 9 6 9 6-3.5 6-9 6-9-6-9-6z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M4 4l16 16\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/i><div><b>Discreet<\/b><span>Quiet handovers, no scenes, and your details never shared with the person served.<\/span><\/div><\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n      <div class=\"wf\"><i><\/i>Serving and proving service. Never legal advice.<\/div>\n    <\/aside>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= WHO WE ARE ================= -->\n<section class=\"sec paper\" id=\"who\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"show\">\n      <div class=\"img rv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/iserveps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/home-affidavit-desk.webp\" alt=\"An affidavit of service being prepared at a desk, part of daily work at iServe Process Servers\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><span class=\"tag\"><i><\/i>ABN 23 695 655 906<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"prose rv d1\">\n        <span class=\"eye\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"8\" cy=\"5\" r=\"2.6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><path d=\"M3 14c.5-2.6 2.5-4 5-4s4.5 1.4 5 4\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg>Who we are<\/span>\n        <h2>What should you know about iServe Process Servers?<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"ans\"><strong>We are a professional process serving business run by [principal's name], serving legal documents for law firms, businesses and private clients across Sydney and NSW every day of the week. We serve papers and prove service; we do not draft documents or give legal advice.<\/strong><\/p>\n        <p>[principal's name] leads the business and answers for the work done in its name. [principal's background, confirm]<\/p>\n        <p>Most of our work comes from NSW courts and tribunals: statements of claim under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, subpoenas, court attendance notices and NCAT notices. We also serve federal family law papers under the Family Law Rules 2021, which follow their own timing and method.<\/p>\n        <p>Accuracy, timeliness and discretion define every serve. They are the test we apply when we plan an attempt and again when we check an affidavit before it is sworn.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= STANDARDS ================= -->\n<section class=\"sec dark hows\" id=\"standards\">\n  <div class=\"glow g2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wrap\" style=\"position:relative\">\n    <div class=\"hgrid rv\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"eye\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M8 1.5l5.5 2v4.2c0 3.3-2.3 5.6-5.5 6.6-3.2-1-5.5-3.3-5.5-6.6V3.5L8 1.5z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><\/svg>Our standards<\/span>\n        <h2>What standards do our servers <em>follow?<\/em><\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"ans\"><strong>Our servers identify the person before handing anything over, record every attempt in writing, follow the NSW commercial agent rules on conduct, and carry [police checks and professional indemnity insurance, confirm].<\/strong> We state only what we can prove.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"quad\">\n      <article class=\"rv\">\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"4\" y=\"5\" width=\"16\" height=\"14\" rx=\"2\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><circle cx=\"9\" cy=\"11\" r=\"2.2\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\"\/><path d=\"M14 10h3M14 13h3\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>Identify first<\/h3><\/div>\n        <p>Name confirmed, matched to any photo you supplied, and the method written into the affidavit. If we cannot be sure, we do not serve.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"rv d1\">\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"5\" y=\"3\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" rx=\"1.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M9 8h6M9 12h6M9 16h3\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>Record everything<\/h3><\/div>\n        <p>Date, time, address, who answered and what was said, noted at the door rather than reconstructed days later.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"rv\">\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M3 11l9-7 9 7M5 10v10h14V10\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>Respect the doorstep<\/h3><\/div>\n        <p>The NSW rules bar agents from force, intimidation or entering a home without consent. Our servers stay calm, leave when asked and never argue the case.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n      <article class=\"rv d1\">\n        <div class=\"top\"><span class=\"ic\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M12 3l7.5 2.8v5.6c0 4.6-3.2 7.8-7.5 9.1-4.3-1.3-7.5-4.5-7.5-9.1V5.8L12 3z\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M8.5 12l2.4 2.4 4.6-4.6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.8\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span><h3>Checks and cover<\/h3><\/div>\n        <p>Our cover and background checks: [police checks and professional indemnity insurance, confirm]. Ask for certificates before you instruct and we will send them.<\/p>\n      <\/article>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= LICENCE ================= -->\n<section class=\"sec ivory\" id=\"licence\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"split\">\n      <div class=\"rv\">\n        <span class=\"eye\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><rect x=\"2\" y=\"3\" width=\"12\" height=\"10\" rx=\"1.2\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"\/><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"7.5\" r=\"1.6\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><path d=\"M9.5 7h2.5M9.5 9.5h2.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg>NSW law<\/span>\n        <h2>Is a licence needed to serve documents in <em>NSW?<\/em><\/h2>\n        <p class=\"ans\"><strong>Yes, in most cases. As at October 2026, serving legal documents for a client is commercial agent work regulated by NSW Fair Trading under the Fair Trading Act 1987, and anyone who does it face to face needs a commercial agent licence.<\/strong> The old police-run licence no longer exists.<\/p>\n        <dl class=\"gl\">\n          <div><dt><i><\/i>Commercial agent<\/dt><dd>Someone who collects debts, repossesses goods or serves legal documents on behalf of a client.<\/dd><\/div>\n          <div><dt><i><\/i>Field agent<\/dt><dd>A commercial agent who deals with people face to face. Field agents, and anyone employing them, must be licensed.<\/dd><\/div>\n          <div><dt><i><\/i>Commercial agent rules<\/dt><dd>Conduct rules every agent must follow, licensed or not, including no force and no entry to a home without consent.<\/dd><\/div>\n        <\/dl>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"prose rv d1\">\n        <p>Until mid-2022, process servers in this state were licensed by the NSW Police Force under the Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004 (NSW). According to the <a class=\"tx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.police.nsw.gov.au\/online_services\/sled\/capi_licences\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NSW Police Force page on former CAPI licences<\/a>, that Act was repealed on 1 July 2022 and its licences ceased; regulation of commercial agents passed to NSW Fair Trading.<\/p>\n        <p>The <a class=\"tx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/business-and-economy\/running-a-business\/industry-specific-business-requirements\/commercial-agent\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NSW Government's guidance for commercial agents<\/a> now defines process serving as serving legal process to a person on behalf of a client. It says field agents, and businesses that employ them, need a commercial agent licence, and lists a maximum penalty of $22,000 or 12 months' imprisonment for an individual doing field work without one.<\/p>\n        <p>To apply, <a class=\"tx\" href=\"https:\/\/www.service.nsw.gov.au\/transaction\/apply-for-a-commercial-agent-licence-individual\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Service NSW<\/a> requires applicants to be 18 or over and a fit and proper person, and to supply a current National Police Check certificate. Licences run for one, three or five years.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"callout\">\n          <span class=\"ci\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"11\" r=\"6.5\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\"\/><path d=\"M16 16l4.5 4.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.7\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div><b>Check us, and anyone else<\/b><p>Our licence: [commercial agent licence number, confirm]. Any commercial agent's licence can be checked on the NSW Government's public licence register before you instruct.<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- ================= WHO WE WORK WITH ================= -->\n<section class=\"sec white\" id=\"clients\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <div class=\"hgrid rv\">\n      <div>\n        <span class=\"eye\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"2.2\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"6\" r=\"1.9\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><path d=\"M1.8 13c.4-2.2 1.9-3.4 3.7-3.4s3.3 1.2 3.7 3.4M9.4 9.8c1.6-.3 3.6.5 4.2 3\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg>Clients<\/span>\n        <h2>Who do we work <em>with?<\/em><\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n      <p class=\"ans\"><strong>We work for three kinds of client: law firms that need a dependable serving agent, businesses recovering debts or enforcing contracts, and private individuals running their own matters. Each gets the same serve and the same affidavit, with the reporting matched to how they work.<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"duo rv d1\">\n      <article>\n        <div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/iserveps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/for-law-firms-chambers.webp\" alt=\"Chambers desk with a brief prepared for service by a law firm's serving agent\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bd\"><h3>Solicitors and legal practices<\/h3><p>Email briefs, matter references on every report, monthly accounts and short-service work in hearing week. Practices get one contact who knows the file.<\/p><a class=\"btn ink\" href=\"\/for-law-firms\/\">Serving for law firms<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/article>\n      <article>\n        <div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/iserveps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/for-private-clients-kitchen-table.webp\" alt=\"Divorce and debt papers on a kitchen table, ready for a private client's serve\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"bd\"><h3>Individuals and small businesses<\/h3><p>You can brief us without a solicitor. 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Each route reaches a person who can act on it.<\/strong><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"cards rv d1\">\n      <a href=\"\/serve-now\/\"><div class=\"pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/stagingloom.com\/iserveps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/home-seven-days-night.webp\" alt=\"A Sydney street at night, when evening serves are often attempted\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/div><div class=\"bd\"><h3>Serve now<\/h3><p>Papers stamped and ready? 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