25Service of documents

25 Service of documents (1) A person may serve a document on an individual or body (the recipient): (a) by giving it to: (i) if the recipient is an individual – the recipient; or

Interpretation Act 1978 21 (ii) if the recipient is a body – an executive officer of the body; or (iii) in any case – a person authorised by the recipient to receive the document; or (b) by sending it by prepaid post addressed to the recipient at the recipient's address; or (c) by sending it to the recipient by fax; or (d) by leaving it, addressed to the recipient, at the recipient's address with someone who appears to be at least 16 years old and appears to live or be employed there. (2) A document served under subsection (1)(b) is taken to be served when it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post. (3) Subject to evidence to the contrary, a document served under subsection (1)(c) is taken to be served when it was sent to a current fax number of the recipient. (4) A document served under subsection (1)(d) is taken to be served when it was left with the person mentioned in the subsection. (5) This section has effect for the service of a document whether or not the word serve is used in the law providing for the service of the document. (6) In this section: address, of a recipient, includes the latest home and business addresses of the recipient that are recorded for a law in force in the body includes an incorporated body. document includes a notice and any other thing that may be sent by a method mentioned in subsection (1). executive officer, of a body, means: (a) for an Agency – the Chief Executive Officer of the Agency. or (b) otherwise – a person (however described) who is concerned with, or participates in, the body's management.