592JNo effect on entitlement to compensation or creation of entitlement to compensation

592J No effect on entitlement to compensation or creation of entitlement to compensation

The amendments made by this Part are not intended to alter or affect an existing entitlement to compensation or create an entitlement to compensation arising from the circumstances in which a relevant historical care and protection order was made or carried out or the existence of a relevant historical care and protection order.

Chapter 8—General

Part 8.1—Service of documents

593 Service of documents

(1) If by or under this Act a person is required to serve a document and no provision is made, other than in this section, as to how the document is to be served, the document must be served on the person to be served—

S. 593(1)(a) amended by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(a).

(a) by delivering a copy of the document to that person personally; or

S. 593(1)(b) amended by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(a).

(b) by sending by registered post a copy of the document addressed to that person at that person's last known place of residence or business; or

S. 593(1)(c) amended by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(b).

(c) by leaving a copy of the document for that person at that person's last or most usual place of residence or of business with a person who apparently resides or works there and who apparently is not less than 16 years of age; or

S. 593(1)(d) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(c).

(d) by delivering a copy of the document to the person by means of an electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the person; or

S. 593(1)(e) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(c).

(e) by sending by registered post a copy of the document, addressed to the person's authorised legal representative, to the place of business of the person's authorised legal representative; or

S. 593(1)(f) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(c).

(f) by leaving a copy of the document for that person—

(i) at the place of business of the person's authorised legal representative; and

(ii) with a person who apparently works there and who apparently is not less than 16 years of age; or

S. 593(1)(g) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(c).

(g) by delivering a copy of the document, addressed to the person's authorised legal representative, to the person's authorised legal representative personally; or

S. 593(1)(h) inserted by No. 11/2021 s. 42(1)(c).

(h) by delivering a copy of the document to the person's authorised legal representative by means of an electronic communication that is confirmed as having been received by the person's authorised legal representative.