Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000
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117 Service (1) A notice or other document required or authorised to be given to or served on a person under this Act may be given or served: (a) by delivering it personally to the person or an agent of the person; (b) by leaving it for the person at the person's place of residence or business with someone apparently over the age of 16 years; or (c) by posting it to the person or agent of the person at the person's or agent's last known place of residence or business. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), a notice or other document required or authorised to be given to or served on a person may, if the person is a corporation, be given to or served on the person in accordance with section 109X of the Corporations Act 2001. (3) If a notice or other document is required or authorised to be given to or served on the holder of a licence under this Act and the licence is held by 2 or more persons, it is sufficient for the purposes of this Act if the notice or other document is given to or served on any one of those persons. (4) If: (a) a notice or document required or authorised to be given to or served on a person under this Act has not been able to be given to or served on the person in a manner prescribed in this section; and (b) the person is the owner or occupier of land, the notice or document may be served on the person by affixing a copy of the notice or document in a conspicuous place on the land.