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Water Act 1992
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106 Service of document
(1) Where an application, notice or other document is permitted or
required by this Act to be served on the owner or occupier of land
held by an Aboriginal Land Trust for an estate in fee simple
pursuant to the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory)
Act 1976 of the Commonwealth, service may be effected by serving
the application, notice or other document on the Aboriginal Land
Trust and a copy thereof on the Aboriginal Land Council for the
area in which the land is situated.
(2) An application, notice or other document permitted or required by
this Act to be given or served on a person may be given or served
by:
(a) delivering it to that person; or
(b) leaving it at the person's usual or last-known place of
residence or business with some person who has apparently
attained the age of 16 years; or
(c) sending it by registered mail addressed to the person at the
person's usual or last-known place of residence or business or
postal address; or
(d) sending it by email to an email address notified to the sender
by the person as an address at which service of documents
under this Act will be accepted.
(3) An application, notice or other document permitted or required by
this Act to be given to or served on a person may, in addition to any
other method provided by the Corporations Act 2001, if the person
is a body corporate, be given or served by:
(a) delivering it to the manager or secretary of the body corporate;
or
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(b) leaving it at the office or place of business of the body
corporate with some person who has apparently attained the
age of 16 years; or
(c) sending it by registered mail to the body corporate at its office
or place of business or postal address; or
(d) sending it by email to an email address notified to the sender
by the person as an address at which service of documents
under this Act will be accepted.
(4) Where an application, notice or other document is permitted or
required by this Act to be given to or served on a person whose
address is unknown, it may be given or served by publishing it, or a
notice substantially to the same effect, in the Gazette.