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Crown Proceedings Act 1980
sec.19Service of documents
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### sec.19 Service of documents
Subject to any other Act or law or any practice, a document or other writing required to be served on the Crown for the purposes of or in connection with a proceeding by or against the Crown shall be served on the crown solicitor and service of a document or other writing in accordance with this subsection shall be duly effected if it is left at the office of the crown solicitor with some responsible person.
Save as prescribed by subsection (1) , a notice, order or other writing authorised or required by this Act to be given to or served on any person shall be duly given or served if—
it is served personally on the person to whom it is directed;
it is left at the place of residence or business of the person to whom it is directed last known to the person who gives it;
it is sent by post to the place of residence or business of the person to whom it is directed last known to the person who gives it.
(sec.19-ssec.1) Subject to any other Act or law or any practice, a document or other writing required to be served on the Crown for the purposes of or in connection with a proceeding by or against the Crown shall be served on the crown solicitor and service of a document or other writing in accordance with this subsection shall be duly effected if it is left at the office of the crown solicitor with some responsible person.
(sec.19-ssec.2) Save as prescribed by subsection (1) , a notice, order or other writing authorised or required by this Act to be given to or served on any person shall be duly given or served if— it is served personally on the person to whom it is directed; it is left at the place of residence or business of the person to whom it is directed last known to the person who gives it; it is sent by post to the place of residence or business of the person to whom it is directed last known to the person who gives it.
- (a) it is served personally on the person to whom it is directed;
- (b) it is left at the place of residence or business of the person to whom it is directed last known to the person who gives it;
- (c) it is sent by post to the place of residence or business of the person to whom it is directed last known to the person who gives it.