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87F Effecting electronic service
[Rule 87F of Part 7 Inserted by S.R. 2013, No. 70, Applied:25 Sep 2013]
(1) A person may serve a document by email if the person on whom the document is to be served has given an email address for service.
(2) If a document is served on a person by email, the document is taken to be served –
(a) if the document is received by the person on a Saturday, Sunday or Court holiday, the first day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Court holiday following the day on which the email is received; or
(b) if the document is received by the person on a day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Court holiday –
(i) if the document is received by the person before 4:30 p.m., the day on which the email is received; or
(ii) if the document is received by the person on or after 4:30 p.m., the first day, that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Court holiday, following the day on which the email is received.