31Service of documents

#### 31 Service of documents 31 Service of documents > > (1) Any document that by or under this Act is authorised or required to be served on a person may be served on the person— > > > > > (a) by delivering it to the person personally, or > > > > > (b) by lodging it during normal office hours at the person’s ordinary place of business, or > > > > > (c) by sending it by post addressed to the person’s ordinary place of business, or > > > > > (d) by email to an email address specified by the person for the service of documents of that kind, or > > > > > (d1) by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of documents of that kind, or > > > > > (e) in the case of service by a party to a construction contract on another party to the construction contract—in the manner that may be provided under the construction contract. > > > (2) Service of a document that is sent to a person’s ordinary place of business, as referred to in subsection (1)(c), is taken to have been effected when the document is received at that place. > > > (3) The provisions of this section are in addition to, and do not limit or exclude, the provisions of any other law with respect to the service of documents. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > document includes written notice or determination. > > > > serve includes give, send or otherwise provide. > > **s 31:** Am 2002 No 133, Sch 1 \[47\]; 2017 No 25, Sch 1.7 \[1\] \[2\]; 2018 No 78, Sch 1\[28\]–\[32\].