115Issue of notices

115 Issue of notices (1) A non-disturbance notice, improvement notice or prohibition notice may be issued to a person by— (a) delivering it personally to the person or sending it by post or facsimile to the person's usual or last known place of residence or business; or (b) leaving it for the person at the person's usual or last known place of residence or business with a person who is apparently over 16 years and who apparently resides or works there; or S. 115(1)(c) amended by No. 48/2017 s. 19(1). (c) leaving it for the person at the workplace to which the notice relates with a person who is apparently over 16 years and who apparently is the occupier for the time being of the workplace; or S. 115(1)(d) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 19(2), amended by No. 36/2021 s. 18(2). (d) if the person to whom the notice is to be issued is not a body corporate, sending it by electronic communication to the person at the person's usual or last known electronic address; or S. 115(1)(e) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 19(2). (e) if the person is an employer registered under section 434 of the **Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013**, sending it by post or electronic communication to the last address for service shown on a communication from the employer to the Authority. S. 115(1A) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 19(3), substituted by No. 36/2021 s. 18(3). (1A) In addition to subsection (1), if the person to whom a notice is to be issued is a body corporate, the notice may be issued by— (a) delivering it personally to the head office, registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; or (b) sending it by post to the head office, registered office or principal place of business of the body corporate; or (c) sending it by electronic communication to an employee, agent or officer of the body corporate. S. 115(1B) inserted by No. 48/2017 s. 19(3), amended by No. 49/2018 s. 21(1). (1B) Subject to subsection (1C), this section is in addition to, and not in derogation from, the **Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984**, the **Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000** and sections 109X and 601CX of the Corporations Act. S. 115(1C) inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 21(2), amended by No. 36/2021 s. 18(4). (1C) Section 8(1) and (2) of the **Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000** do not apply to the issue of a notice by electronic communication under this section. (2) A person to whom a non-disturbance notice, improvement notice or prohibition notice is issued must as soon as possible— (a) if the person is an employee, give a copy of the notice to his or her employer; or (b) if the person is not an employee or is an employer who is given a copy of the notice in accordance with paragraph (a)— (i) bring the notice to the attention of each other person whose work is affected by the notice; and (ii) give a copy of the notice to each health and safety representative who represents employees whose work is affected by the notice; and (iii) display a copy of the notice in a prominent place at or near the workplace, or part of the workplace, at which work is being performed that is affected by the notice.