214 Giving documents
(1) The following table sets out requirements for giving documents required or permitted to be given under the Act or any legislative instrument made under the Act.
- Requirements for giving documents
- Item Column 1A document required or permitted to be given to ... Column 2must be given ...
- 1 the Titles Administrator (a) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator at the Department; or(b) by sending the document by email to the Titles Administrator’s email address; or(c) by sending the document electronically using the Titles Administrator’s website in accordance with the instructions published by the Titles Administrator on the Titles Administrator’s website; or(d) by leaving the document at an office occupied by the Titles Administrator, or by APS employees assisting the Titles Administrator, with a person apparently employed in connection with the business of the Titles Administrator and apparently at least 16 years of age; or(e) by sending the document electronically using an information system or web portal accessible via the Titles Administrator’s website or another electronic facility, in accordance with the instructions published by the Titles Administrator on the Titles Administrator’s website
- 2 NOPSEMA (a) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority at a place of business of NOPSEMA; or(b) by sending the document by email to NOPSEMA’s email address; or(c) by sending the document electronically using the internet in accordance with the instructions published by the Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA on NOPSEMA’s website; or(d) by leaving the document at an office occupied by NOPSEMA with a person apparently employed in connection with the business of NOPSEMA and apparently at least 16 years of age; or(e) by sending the document electronically using an information system or web portal accessible via NOPSEMA’s website or another electronic facility, in accordance with the instructions published by the Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA on NOPSEMA’s website
- 3 a titleholder by any of the following:(a) the responsible Commonwealth Minister;(b) the Titles Administrator;(c) NOPSEMA;(d) an inspector appointed under the Act (a) if the titleholder is not a body corporate—by delivering the document to the titleholder personally; or(b) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to:(i) if the titleholder is not a body corporate—the titleholder at the place of residence or business set out in the notice given to the Titles Administrator and NOPSEMA in accordance with section 286A or 452A of the Act; or(ii) if the titleholder is a body corporate—the body corporate at the place of business or the office set out in the section 286A or 452A notice; or(c) by sending the document by email to the email address set out in the section 286A or 452A notice; or(d) if the titleholder is not a body corporate—by leaving the document at the place of residence of the titleholder, as set out in the section 286A or 452A notice, with another person apparently a resident of that place and apparently at least 16 years of age; or(e) by leaving the document at the titleholder’s place of business or office, as set out in the section 286A or 452A notice, with another person apparently in the employment of the titleholder and apparently at least 16 years of age
- 4 a corporation, other than a titleholder (a) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to the corporation at its last known place of business or, if it is carrying on business at 2 or more places, at one of those places; or(b) by sending the document by email to the corporation’s last known email address; or(c) by leaving the document at the corporation’s last known place of business or, if the corporation is carrying on business at 2 or more places, at one of those places, with a person apparently in the employment of the corporation and apparently at least 16 years of age
- 5 a person other than:(a) the responsible Commonwealth Minister; or(b) the Titles Administrator; or(c) NOPSEMA; or(d) a corporation; or(e) a titleholder (a) by delivering the document to the person personally; or(b) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to the person at the person’s last known place of residence; or(c) by prepaying and posting the document as a letter addressed to the person at the person’s last known place of business (or, if the person is carrying on business at 2 or more places, at one of those places); or(d) by sending the document by email to the person’s last known residential or business email address; or(e) by leaving the document at the last known place of residence of the person with another person apparently a resident of that place and apparently at least 16 years of age; or(f) by leaving the document at the last known place of business of the person (or, if the person is carrying on business at 2 or more places, at one of those places) with another person apparently in the employment of that person and apparently at least 16 years of age
(2) A person or agency mentioned in item 1 or 2 of column 1 of the table in subsection (1) may, by notice in writing published on the person’s or agency’s website:
(a) require that a document specified in the notice be given to the person or agency by a method specified in the notice; or
(b) provide that a document specified in the notice may be given to the person or agency by sending the document electronically using the Titles Administrator’s National Electronic Approvals Tracking System (NEATS), as an alternative to using the methods mentioned in the table in subsection (1) for the document.
(3) If paragraph (2)(a) applies to a document, the document may only be given in accordance with the method set out in the notice for that document.
(4) If a document is given by prepaying and posting the document as a letter in accordance with subsection (1), the document is taken to have been given at the time at which the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post.
(5) If a document is given, in accordance with subsection (1), by sending the document:
(a) by email; or
(b) by using a website; or
(c) by using an information system, web portal or another electronic facility;
the document is taken to have been given at the end of the day on which the document was sent.
Note: An example of an information system, web portal or electronic facility is the Titles Administrator’s National Electronic Approvals Tracking System (NEATS).