162Service of documents

162 Service of documents

(1) Subject to this Act, documents required or permitted by this Act to be given or served, may be served—

(a) personally; or

(b) by post; or

S. 162(1)(ba) inserted by No. 87/2009 s. 57(1).

(ba) by registered post; or

S. 162(1)(bb) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 74(1).

(bb) by email or other electronic communication if a person to be given or served documents—

(i) is of or above the age of 16 years; and

(ii) has consented orally or in writing to receiving documents by email or other electronic communication; and

(iii) has nominated an electronic address by which they can receive an email or other electronic communication; or

S. 162(1)(bc) inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 74(1).

(bc) by sending the document electronically to an address for the person to be served contained in a prescribed electronic address database; or

(c) by any prescribed manner.

Note to s. 162(1) inserted by No. 47/2014 s. 241(1), repealed by No. 17/2022 s. 74(2).

S. 162(2) amended by Nos 32/2006 s. 50(1)(a), 87/2009 s. 57(2), repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 241(2).

S. 162(2A) inserted by No. 87/2009 s. 57(3), repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 241(2).

S. 162(3) repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 241(2).

(4) If a penalty reminder notice is served by post it must be addressed—

(a) to the last known place of residence or business of the person alleged to have committed the offence; or

S. 162(4)(b) substituted by No. 81/2006 s. 32(3).

(b) if the infringement notice was served under section 87 of the Road Safety Act 1986, to the last address of the person who is the responsible person (within the meaning of Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to the vehicle involved in the offence at the time of the offence; or

S. 162(4)(c) substituted by No. 81/2006 s. 32(3).

(c) if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence to which section 66 of the Road Safety Act 1986 applies, to the last address of the person who is the responsible person (within the meaning of Part 6AA of the Road Safety Act 1986) in relation to the motor vehicle or trailer involved in the offence at the time of the offence; or

S. 162(4)(d) substituted by No. 81/2006 s. 32(3).

(d) if the infringement notice was issued in respect of an offence against section 73(1) of the Melbourne City Link Act 1995—