140Service

140 Service

(1) For the purposes of this Act, a notice, order or other document may be served on or given to a person—

(a) if the person is a natural person—

(i) by delivering it personally to the person; or

S. 140(1)(a)(ii) substituted by No. 15/2018 s. 72(1).

(ii) by sending it by post to the person at his or her usual or last known residential or business address; or

S. 140(1)(a)(iia) inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 72(1).

(iia) subject to the rules, by sending it by electronic communication to the electronic address applicable to the person under the rules; or

(iii) by leaving it at the person's usual or last known residential or business address with a person on the premises who is apparently at least 16 years old and apparently residing or employed there; or

S. 140(1)(b) amended by No. 44/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 122).

(b) if the person is a company incorporated under the Corporations Act—

(i) by delivering it personally to the registered office of the company; or

S. 140(1)(b)(ii) substituted by No. 15/2018 s. 72(2).

(ii) by sending it by post to the registered office of the company; or

S. 140(1)(b)(iia) inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 72(2).

(iia) subject to the rules, by sending it by electronic communication to the electronic address applicable to the company under the rules; or

(iii) in any other way that service of documents may be effected on a body corporate; or

S. 140(1)(c) amended by No. 20/2012 s. 226(Sch. 5 item 25).

(c) if the person is an incorporated association within the meaning of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, in accordance with section 217 of that Act; or

(d) in any case—

(i) in a manner permitted by the rules; or

(ii) in a manner directed by the Tribunal.

S. 140(2) amended by No. 15/2018 s. 72(3).

(2) For the purposes of this Act, a notice, order or other document may be served on or given to an unincorporated association—

(a) by delivering it personally to the president, secretary or other similar officer of the association; or

S. 140(2)(b) substituted by No. 15/2018 s. 72(4).

(b) by sending it by post to the president, secretary or other similar officer of the association at that person's usual or last known residential or business address; or

S. 140(2)(ba) inserted by No. 15/2018 s. 72(4).

(ba) subject to the rules, by sending it by electronic communication to the electronic address applicable to the president, secretary or other similar officer of the association under the rules; or