738Service of documents

738 Service of documents

738 Service of documents

(1) If this Law requires or permits a document to be served on a person, the document may be served—

(a) on an individual—

(i) by delivering it to the individual personally; or

(ii) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the address of the place of residence or business of the individual last known to the person serving the document; or

(iii) by sending it by fax to a fax number notified to the sender by the individual as an address at which service of documents under this Law will be accepted; or

(iv) by sending it by email to an internet address notified to the sender by the individual as an address at which service of documents under this Law will be accepted; or

(b) on another person—

(i) by leaving it at, or by sending it by post to, the head office, a registered office or a principal office of the person; or

(ii) by sending it by fax to a fax number notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of documents under this Law will be accepted; or

(iii) by sending it by email to an internet address notified to the sender by the person as an address at which service of documents under this Law will be accepted.

(2) Subsection (1) applies whether the expression ‘deliver’, ‘give’, ‘notify’, ‘send’ or ‘serve’ or another expression is used.

(3) Subsection (1) does not affect—

(a) the operation of another law that authorises the service of a document otherwise than as provided in the subsection; or

(b) the power of a court or tribunal to authorise service of a document otherwise than as provided in the subsection.