74Minister may request suspension of Council

74 Minister may request suspension of Council

If the Minister is satisfied that there has been a serious failure by a Council to perform its functions as a collection agency under this Act, the Minister may request the Minister administering the Local Government Act 2020 to exercise his or her functions under section 230 of the Local Government Act 2020 in respect of that Council.

Division 3—Service

Subdivision 1—Service on or by a collection agency

75 Service on a collection agency

Any document required to be served on or given to a collection agency may be served on or given to the collection agency by—

(a) delivering the document to a member of staff of the Council that has been appointed as a collection agency at the Council office; or

(b) sending the document by post to the postal address of the Council appointed as a collection agency.