45Service of documents on persons

45 Service of documents on persons

45 Service of documents on persons

(1) A document that is authorised or required by this Act or the regulations to be served on a person (other than a corporation) may be served on the person—

(a) by delivering it to the person, or

(b) by posting it to, or by leaving it with some other person who is apparently 16 years old or more and who apparently resides at, the person’s residential address, or

(c) by posting it to, or by leaving it with some other person who is apparently 16 years old or more and who apparently is employed at, the person’s business address.

(2) A document that is authorised or required by this Act or the regulations to be served on a corporation may be served on the corporation by posting it to, or by leaving it with a person who is apparently 16 years old or more and who apparently is employed at, the registered office of the corporation.

(2A) Without limiting subsection (1) or (2), a document that is authorised or required by this Act or the regulations to be served on a person may be served on the person—

(a) by email to an email address specified by the person for the service of documents of that kind, or

(b) by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of documents of that kind.

(3) Nothing in this section limits any other law relating to the manner in which documents may be served on a person.

s 45: Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.1 [3] [4].