251Manner of giving notices

251 Manner of giving notices

(1)  A notice under section 242 may be given to an owner or occupier –

(a) by delivering it personally to the owner or occupier; or

(b) by leaving it at his or her usual or last place of residence known to the relevant water entity; or

(c) by sending it by post as certified mail; or

(d) in the case of an owner or occupier having an office or shop, by leaving it there in a receptacle apparently provided for the purpose of receiving mail or with any person apparently a manager, accountant, cashier or clerk in the office or shop; or

(e) by delivering it, or a true copy of the notice, to some person on the land and apparently an agent of the owner or occupier; or

(f) if no such agent can be found on the land, by fixing it on some conspicuous part of the land.

(2)  Where a notice is required to be given to a person whose address is unknown to the relevant water entity and who has no agent in Tasmania known to the water entity or authorised officer, it may instead of delivery be advertised 3 times, at intervals of not less than one week between any 2 publications, in a newspaper regularly circulating in the district where the land is situated.

(3)  If the name of the owner or occupier is not known to the relevant water entity or authorised officer, the notice may be addressed to him or her by the description of the "owner" or "occupier" of the land (naming or describing it) in respect of which the notice is given, without further name or description.

(4)  If a notice has been given to an owner or occupier under this section, the notice is binding on a person who claims by, from or under that owner or occupier.