306Service of notice to produce or notice to attend

306 Service of notice to produce or notice to attend (1) Subject to subsection (2), a notice to produce or notice to attend, or a notice varying or revoking a notice to produce or notice to attend, must be served within a reasonable time, being not less than 7 days before the date on which the person is required to attend or otherwise comply with the notice. (2) The Authority may serve a notice to attend requiring immediate attendance by a person if— (a) the Authority considers on reasonable grounds that a delay in the person's attendance is likely to result in— (i) evidence being lost or destroyed; or (ii) the commission of an offence, the continuation of a commission of an offence or an attempt to commit an offence; or (iii) the person on whom the notice is served absconding or otherwise evading attendance; or (iv) serious prejudice to the conduct of the meeting to which the notice relates; or (b) the person on whom the notice is served consents to immediate attendance. (3) A notice to produce or notice to attend may be served— (a) by serving a copy of the notice on the person personally; or (b) by sending a copy of the notice by prepaid ordinary post addressed to the person at the person's last known residential address; or (c) if the person— (i) has facilities for the reception of documents in a document exchange; and (ii) consents to accepting personal service of documents by delivery to those facilities in the document exchange— by delivering a copy of the notice addressed to the person to those facilities; or (d) if the person consents to documents being served electronically, by sending the notice by means of electronic communication in accordance with the **Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000**.