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Planning Act 2016
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### sec.275B Service of documents
The person may serve the relevant document on the receiver by giving the receiver another document (a communication ) stating that—
the relevant document can be viewed on a stated website or other electronic medium; and
the receiver may ask the person for a copy of the relevant document in hard copy or electronic form.
Also, if the receiver has given the person a notice stating an electronic address for service, the person may serve the relevant document on the receiver by sending to the electronic address—
the relevant document; or
a notice (also a communication ) stating the relevant document can be viewed by opening a stated hyperlink.
an email address, internet protocol address or digital mailbox address
For subsections (1) and (2) (b) , the receiver is taken to have been served with the relevant document only if, by accessing the website or other electronic medium or opening the hyperlink, the receiver would have been able to view the relevant document—
at the time the communication was given or sent (the sending time ); and
for a period after the sending time that, in the circumstances and having regard to the receiver’s functions for the document, was reasonable to allow the receiver to—
access the website or other electronic medium, or open the hyperlink; and
read or copy the relevant document.
Subsection (3) applies whether or not the receiver viewed the website or other electronic medium, or opened the hyperlink.
Subsection (6) applies if the receiver is given a communication under subsection (1) and asks the person for a copy of the relevant document in hard copy or electronic form.
The person must, as soon as practicable after the request is made, give the receiver a copy of the relevant document in the requested form.
This section does not limit the Interpretation Act , section 39 or the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 .
s 275B ins 2019 No. 11 s 174
(sec.275B-ssec.1) The person may serve the relevant document on the receiver by giving the receiver another document (a communication ) stating that— the relevant document can be viewed on a stated website or other electronic medium; and the receiver may ask the person for a copy of the relevant document in hard copy or electronic form.
(sec.275B-ssec.2) Also, if the receiver has given the person a notice stating an electronic address for service, the person may serve the relevant document on the receiver by sending to the electronic address— the relevant document; or a notice (also a communication ) stating the relevant document can be viewed by opening a stated hyperlink. an email address, internet protocol address or digital mailbox address
(sec.275B-ssec.3) For subsections (1) and (2) (b) , the receiver is taken to have been served with the relevant document only if, by accessing the website or other electronic medium or opening the hyperlink, the receiver would have been able to view the relevant document— at the time the communication was given or sent (the sending time ); and for a period after the sending time that, in the circumstances and having regard to the receiver’s functions for the document, was reasonable to allow the receiver to— access the website or other electronic medium, or open the hyperlink; and read or copy the relevant document.
(sec.275B-ssec.4) Subsection (3) applies whether or not the receiver viewed the website or other electronic medium, or opened the hyperlink.
(sec.275B-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if the receiver is given a communication under subsection (1) and asks the person for a copy of the relevant document in hard copy or electronic form.
(sec.275B-ssec.6) The person must, as soon as practicable after the request is made, give the receiver a copy of the relevant document in the requested form.
(sec.275B-ssec.7) This section does not limit the Interpretation Act , section 39 or the Electronic Transactions (Queensland) Act 2001 .
- (a) the relevant document can be viewed on a stated website or other electronic medium; and
- (b) the receiver may ask the person for a copy of the relevant document in hard copy or electronic form.
- (a) the relevant document; or
- (b) a notice (also a communication ) stating the relevant document can be viewed by opening a stated hyperlink.
- (a) at the time the communication was given or sent (the sending time ); and
- (b) for a period after the sending time that, in the circumstances and having regard to the receiver’s functions for the document, was reasonable to allow the receiver to— (i) access the website or other electronic medium, or open the hyperlink; and (ii) read or copy the relevant document.
- (i) access the website or other electronic medium, or open the hyperlink; and
- (ii) read or copy the relevant document.
- (i) access the website or other electronic medium, or open the hyperlink; and
- (ii) read or copy the relevant document.