24Service of documents, &c.

24 Service of documents, &c.

(1)  Where under this Act a document or a notice maybe, or is required to be, served on a person, the document or notice may be served –

(a) in the case of a person who is neither a body corporate nor a firm –

(i) [Section 24 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002] by delivering it to him personally; or

(ii) by leaving it at that person's place of residence last known to the person required to serve the document or notice with someone who apparently resides there, or at that person's place of business or employment last known to the person required to serve the document or notice with someone who is apparently employed there, being in either case a person who has or apparently has attained the age of 16 years; or

(iii) [Section 24 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002] by sending it by post to that person's place of residence, business, or employment last known to the person required to serve the document or notice; or

(b) in the case of a body corporate –

(i) [Section 24 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002] by delivering it to the secretary of the body corporate personally; or

(ii) by leaving it at the registered office of the body corporate or at the place or principal place of business of the body corporate in Tasmania with a person apparently employed there, being a person who has or apparently has attained the age of 16 years; or

(iii) by sending it by post to the registered office of the body corporate or to the place or principal place of business of the body corporate; or

(c) in the case of a firm –

(i) [Section 24 Subsection (1) amended by No. 17 of 1996, Applied:24 Jan 2002] by delivering it to a member of the firm personally; or