Radiation Protection Act 2004
88Service of documents
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88 Service of documents (1) A document that is required or permitted under this Act to be given to a person (other than a body corporate) may be given by: (a) delivering it to the person personally;
Part 8 Miscellaneous provisions Radiation Protection Act 2004 45 (b) sending it by prepaid post to the person's last known place of business or residence or last known postal address; (c) sending it by fax to the person's last known fax number; (d) sending it by email to the person's last known email address; or (e) leaving it at the person's last known place of business or residence with another person who appears to be at least 16 years old and living or employed there. (2) A document that is required or permitted under this Act to be given to a body corporate may be given by: (a) delivering it to an executive officer of the body personally; (b) sending it by prepaid post to any of the body's registered offices; (c) sending it by fax to the body's last known fax number; (d) sending it by email to the body's last known email address; or (e) leaving it at any of the body's registered offices or other places of business with a person who appears to be at least 16 years old and employed there. (3) A document is taken to be given to a person on: (a) if it is sent by prepaid post under subsection (1)(b) or (2)(b) – the date the document would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post; (b) if it is sent by fax or email under subsection (1)(c) or (1)(d) or (2)(c) or (2)(d) – the date the fax or email is sent; (c) if it is left with a person under subsection (1)(e) or (2)(e) – the date it is left with the person; or (d) if the person is a body corporate and it is delivered to an executive officer of the body under subsection (2)(a) – the date it is delivered to the officer.