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Fines and Penalties (Recovery) Act 2001
17Service of courtesy letter
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17 Service of courtesy letter
(1) A courtesy letter may be served personally, by post, by facsimile
transmission or in any other manner prescribed by the Regulations.
(2) The address for service of a courtesy letter includes:
(a) the address shown on the infringement notice or supplied by
the person in connection with the service of the infringement
notice; and
(b) if the infringement notice was served on the person in his or
her capacity as owner of a vehicle or was served by being left
on a vehicle – the address shown in the records of the
Registrar of Motor Vehicles or other government Agency as
the address of the owner of the vehicle at the time the
infringement notice was issued; and
(c) if the infringement notice was served on the person in the
capacity of having been identified as the person driving or in
charge of a vehicle at the time of the alleged offence in a
statutory declaration by the owner of the vehicle – the address
specified in the statutory declaration; and
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(d) in the case of a corporation or government entity – the
address of a place where the corporation or entity carries on
business (including the business of government) and includes
a registered address.