Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund Act 2012
76Service on a person by a collection agency
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76 Service on a person by a collection agency
(1) Any document required to be served on or given to a person by a collection agency under this Act or the regulations may be served on or given to the person by—
(a) delivering the document to the person; or
(b) leaving the document at his or her usual or last known place of residence or business with a person apparently not less than 16 years and apparently residing or employed at that place; or
(c) sending the document by post addressed to the person at his or her last known place of residence or business.
S. 76(2)
amended by No. 81/2012 s. 114(2)(b).
(2) If a document is required to be served on or given to the owner or occupier of any land and his or her name is not known the document may be addressed to "the owner" or "the occupier".
(3) The document may be put up on a conspicuous position on the land if the name and address of the owner are not known and there is no occupier of the land.
(4) If a document required to be served on or given to an owner or occupier of any land by a collection agency is properly served on or given to the owner or occupier of the land the document is binding on every subsequent owner or occupier of the land.