Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
321Service of documents
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321 Service of documents
321 Service of documents
(1) A document authorised or required by this Act or the regulations to be served on a person may be served in any of the following ways—
(a) for service on an individual—
(i) by personal delivery to the individual, or
(ii) by post to—
(A) the address specified by the individual for service of documents generally or documents of that kind, or
(B) if the individual has not specified an address for service—the residential or business address of the individual last known to the person serving the document, or
(iii) if the individual’s address for service includes a document exchange address in New South Wales—by leaving a copy of the document, addressed to the individual, at the document exchange in accordance with the usual arrangements for the exchange, or
(iv) by leaving a copy of the document, addressed to the individual—
(A) at the address specified by the individual for service of documents generally or documents of that kind, or
(B) if the individual has not specified an address for service—at the residential or business address of the individual last known to the person serving the document, or
(v) if the individual has consented, whether explicitly or impliedly, to service of documents generally, or documents of that kind, by electronic communication—by electronic communication, or
Examples of impliedly consenting to service of documents by electronic communication—
previously using email to correspond with the EPA or including the individual’s email address on applications made, or other documents given, to the EPA
(vi) in another way authorised by the regulations for the service of documents generally or documents of that kind,
(b) for service on another person—
(i) by post to—
(A) the address specified by the person for service of documents generally or documents of that kind, or
(B) if the person has not specified an address for service—the business address of the person last known to the person serving the document, or