56Service of documents

56 Service of documents

(1)  Where under this Act a document, notice, or other instrument is required or authorized to be served on a person, that document, notice, or instrument may be served –

(a) by delivering it to the person personally;

(b) [Section 56 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 14, Applied:09 Dec 2015] by post, facsimile or email directed to the person; or

(c) in the case of a veterinary services company –

(i) by delivering it to the secretary of the company personally;

(ii) by leaving it at the registered office of the company or at the place or principal place of business of the company in Tasmania with a person apparently employed there, being a person who has, or apparently has, attained the age of 16 years; or

(iii) [Section 56 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 44, Applied:12 Dec 2012] [Section 56 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 14, Applied:09 Dec 2015] by post, facsimile or email directed to the secretary of the company; or

(d) [Section 56 Subsection (1) amended by No. 49 of 2011, s. 45, Applied:12 Dec 2012] in the case of a veterinary services partnership –

(i) by delivering it to a partner in the partnership;

(ii) by leaving it at the place, or principal place, of business of the partnership in Tasmania with a person apparently employed there, being a person who has, or apparently has, attained the age of 16 years; or

(iii) [Section 56 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2015, s. 14, Applied:09 Dec 2015] by post, facsimile or email directed to a partner in the partnership.

(2)  A reference in subsection (1) (c) to the registered office of a veterinary services company includes a reference to a registered office that is outside Tasmania.