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Fair Trading Act 1987
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#### 88 Service of notices etc
88 Service of notices etc
> > (1) A notice or direction in writing that is required or permitted to be given under this Act may be given—
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> > > (a) to a person other than a body corporate—
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> > > > (i) by giving it to the person,
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> > > > (ii) by leaving it at the person’s place of residence with someone who apparently resides there and has apparently reached the age of 16 years,
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> > > > (iii) by leaving it at the person’s place of employment or business with someone who is apparently employed there and has apparently reached the age of 16 years, or
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> > > > (iv) by posting it in a letter addressed to the person at the address last known to the Secretary of the person’s place of residence, employment or business, or
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> > > > (v) by email to an email address specified by the person for the service of notices or directions of that kind, or
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> > > > (va) by other electronic means to an address or location specified by the person for the service of notices or directions of that kind, or
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> > > > (vi) by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of notices or directions of that kind, or
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> > > (b) to a body corporate—
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> > > > (i) by giving it to the secretary of the body corporate, or any other person concerned in the management of the body corporate, personally,
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> > > > (ii) by leaving it at the body corporate’s only or principal place of business with someone who is apparently employed there and has apparently reached the age of 16 years, or
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> > > > (iii) by posting it in a letter addressed to the body corporate at the address last known to the Secretary of its only or principal place of business, or
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> > > > (iv) by sending the document to an email address specified by the body corporate for the service of notices or directions of that kind, or
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> > > > (iva) by other electronic means to an address or location specified by the body corporate for the service of notices or directions of that kind, or
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> > > > (v) by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of notices or directions of that kind.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) (b) does not limit anything in section 109X or 601CX of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth.
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> **s 88:** Am 2001 No 34, Sch 2.17; 2017 No 25, Sch 1.16 \[1\]–\[5\]; 2024 No 25, Sch 6.9\[1\] \[2\].