124Order for substituted service

124 Order for substituted service

124 Order for substituted service

(1) On being satisfied that it is impracticable, otherwise than pursuant to an order under this section, to effect service of a notice or other document that (under this Act) is required to be, or may be, served on an individual, partnership or corporation, the Secretary or the Authority may order that the carrying into effect of procedures specified in the order (being procedures intended to have the effect of bringing the document to the notice of the individual, partnership or corporation concerned) will—

(a) immediately on their being carried into effect, constitute service of the document for the purposes of this Act, or

(b) at the expiration of a period of time specified in the order, or on the occurrence of an event so specified, constitute that service.

(2) When—

(a) the procedures specified in such an order with respect to the service of a document on an individual, partnership or corporation have been carried into effect, and

(b) the period of time (if any) specified in the order has expired or the event (if any) so specified has occurred,

the document is to be taken to have been served on the individual, partnership or corporation for the purposes of this Act.

s 124: Am 1996 No 122, Sch 5 [9]; 2017 No 28, Sch 1 [74]; 2024 No 53, Sch 2.2[13].