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Victoria Police Act 2013
224Service of notices and summonses under this Division
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224 Service of notices and summonses under this Division
(1) A notice or summons required or permitted to be given to or served on a person under this Division may be given or served—
(c) by leaving it at the person's usual or last known residential or business address with a person on the premises apparently at least 16 years old and apparently residing or employed there.
(2) A summons is to be taken to have been served on a person—
(a) in the case of delivery in person—at the time of delivery; or
S. 224(2)(b) repealed by No. 54/2016 s. 25(1).
(c) in the case of fax or email—at the time the fax or email is received.
(3) If a fax or email is received after 4.00 p.m. on any day, it is to be taken to have been received on the next business day.
Note to s. 224 inserted by No. 54/2016 s. 25(2).
The **Electronic Transactions (Victoria) Act 2000** provides that a document may be served electronically, including by fax and email, in accordance with that Act.
Part 13—Confidentiality and privilege
Division 1—Confidentiality of police information
225 Definitions
***police information*** means—
(a) in relation to a member or former member of Victoria Police personnel, any information that has come to the knowledge or into the possession of the member—
(i) in the performance of functions or duties or the exercise of powers as a member of Victoria Police personnel; or
(ii) otherwise as a result of being a member of Victoria Police personnel; or
(b) in relation to a service provider, any information given or made available to the service provider by Victoria Police or a member of Victoria Police personnel for the purposes of the provision of services by the service provider;
***service provider*** means—
(a) a contractor, consultant or other person who is or has been engaged to provide services to Victoria Police or to the Chief Commissioner; or
(b) a person who is or has been employed by or engaged to provide services to a contractor, consultant or other person referred to in paragraph (a).