---
title: "Check how a notice under the contract is served"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-how-a-notice-under-the-contract-is-served"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A9-OB20261022-19"
practice_area: "Residential Conveyancing & Property"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check how a notice under the contract is served

> For each notice, record how it was sent, whether it went to the party's solicitor, whether email or fax was received, and whether it makes an obligation essential or is a notice of rescission or termination.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Residential Conveyancing & Property](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For each notice, record how it was sent, whether it went to the party's solicitor, whether email or fax was received, and whether it makes an obligation essential or is a notice of rescission or termination. Do not treat a workspace message as service of those notices, and do not write the notice. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether service has occurred and writes any notice that makes time essential or that rescinds or terminates. A document is signed by the party or the party's solicitor, except a direction under clause 4.8 or clause 30.4. Clause 30.4 was not read. Service on the solicitor counts even if a party has died. Service may be in any manner provided in section 170 of the Conveyancing Act 1919. That section was not opened, so its methods are not listed. Email or fax to the solicitor is service unless it is not received. Coming into a person's possession is service. The earliest service counts. A workspace message is service except for a notice making an obligation essential, or a notice of rescission or termination. Confirm the printed edition. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer decides that service occurred. An essential-time notice is not served through the workspace.

- What the AI does: For each notice, record how it was sent, whether it went to the party's solicitor, whether email or fax was received, and whether it makes an obligation essential or is a notice of rescission or termination. Do not treat a workspace message as service of those notices, and do not write the notice.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether service has occurred and writes any notice that makes time essential or that rescinds or terminates. A document is signed by the party or the party's solicitor, except a direction under clause 4.8 or clause 30.4. Clause 30.4 was not read. Service on the solicitor counts even if a party has died. Service may be in any manner provided in section 170 of the Conveyancing Act 1919. That section was not opened, so its methods are not listed. Email or fax to the solicitor is service unless it is not received. Coming into a person's possession is service. The earliest service counts. A workspace message is service except for a notice making an obligation essential, or a notice of rescission or termination. Confirm the printed edition.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Email or fax to the solicitor is service unless it is not received.
2. A workspace message does not serve a notice that makes an obligation essential, or a notice of rescission or termination.
3. Do not list the methods in section 170. That section was not opened.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.
- Section 170 of the Conveyancing Act 1919 and clause 30.4 were not opened.

## Sources

- [Law Society of NSW and REINSW contract, 2022 edition sample, clause 20.6](https://www.lawsociety.com.au/sites/default/files/2022-09/Sample%20with%20watermark_2022%20Land%20Contract_0.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-how-a-notice-under-the-contract-is-served/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*